原原本本

yuányuánběnběn

adverb #29,348

Meanings

1 from beginning to end
2 in its entirety
3 faithfully and completely

Characters

original; source; root

root; basis; fundamental

A reduplication pattern (AABB) emphasizing completeness and faithfulness.

Examples

HSK 3

他把事情的经过原原本本地说了一遍。

Tā bǎ shìqing de jīngguò yuányuánběnběn de shuō le yī biàn.

He recounted the whole incident from beginning to end.

HSK 3

请把你看到的原原本本告诉我。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ kàndào de yuányuánběnběn gàosù wǒ.

Please tell me exactly everything you saw.

Tips

memory

Think of 原 (origin/root) and 本 (root/foundation) both meaning 'the source of something.' Doubling them intensifies the sense of going all the way back to the source - telling the full, unmodified story.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

本 běn