yuán​shǐ HSK5

original

  • created sense approved 原始 · yuán​shǐ · primitive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原始

    yuán​shǐ

    primitive

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

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · original 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · initial

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  • created sense approved 原始 · yuán​shǐ · original — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原始

    yuán​shǐ

    original

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

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · original 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · beginning

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 原始 · yuán​shǐ · trace back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原始

    yuán​shǐ

    trace back

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

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · to trace 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · to begin

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