原始
yuán​shǐ HSK5

original

原始 yuán​shǐ
original adjective
original; firsthand; relating to the very beginning of something, such as a source document or initial design concept

圣经原始手稿丢失了，隐藏了，或不再存在了。

shèng​jīng yuán​shǐ shǒu​gǎo diū​shī le, yǐn​cáng le, huò bù​zài cún​zài le.

The original manuscripts of the Bible are either lost, hidden, or no longer in existence.

原始的盒子包括在内。

yuán​shǐ de hé​zi bāo​kuò zài​nèi.

The original box is included.

primitive adjective
primitive; primeval; referring to the earliest stage of human development or an unrefined state

大多数海滩都非常干净和原始，有丰富的海洋生物。

dà​duō​shù hǎi​tān dōu fēi​cháng gān​jìng hé yuán​shǐ, yǒu fēng​fù de hǎi​yáng​shēng​wù.

Most beaches are very clean and pristine with an abundance of marine life.

trace back
to investigate or trace back to the source or origin, especially in a literary or philosophical context

Frequency
Movie subtitles
12.9 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
19.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Cross-References

Same as

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)