Hanzi

原

former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

yuán

Bopomofo

ㄩㄢˊ

Jyutping

jyun4

Example sentences

原 yuán
我們應該物歸原主。
我们应该物归原主。

We should return it to the original owner.

循 xún
他循原路回家。

He went home following the original path.

哇 wa
好哇！原來他心愛的花瓶是你打破的！
好哇！原来他心爱的花瓶是你打破的！

Great! So you were the one who broke his beloved vase!

原因 yuányīn
我不知道他遲到的原因。
我不知道他迟到的原因。

I don't know the reason for his lateness.

調查 / 调查 diàochá
警方正在調查這起事故的原因。
警方正在调查这起事故的原因。

The police are investigating the cause of this accident.

原文 yuánwén
這篇論文是根據法文原文翻譯的。
这篇论文是根据法文原文翻译的。

This thesis was translated based on the original French text.

對照 / 对照 duìzhào
請將這份翻譯與原文對照一下。
请将这份翻译与原文对照一下。

Please compare this translation with the original text.

原諒 / 原谅 yuánliàng
請原諒我昨天的無禮行為。
请原谅我昨天的无礼行为。

Please forgive my rude behavior yesterday.

過錯 / 过错 guòcuò
我們應該原諒別人的過錯。
我们应该原谅别人的过错。

We should forgive others' mistakes.

Example Vocabulary

原

yuan2

original; source; plain; to forgive

原來

yuan2'lai2

originally; as it turns out

原因

yuan2'yin1

reason; cause

原文

yuan2'wen2

original text; original document

原諒

yuan2'liang4

to forgive; to excuse; to pardon

中原

zhong1'yuan2

Central Plains; cradle of Chinese civilization; China

原先

yuan2'xian1

original; former; at first

原則

yuan2'ze2

principle

原創

yuan2'chuang4

original creation; creative; original

原地

yuan2'di4

original place; where one is

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