原始

yuánshǐ

adjective HSK 5 #4,482

Meanings

HSK 4

这里还保留着原始森林。

Zhèlǐ hái bǎoliú zhe yuánshǐ sēnlín.

Pristine forests are still preserved here.

HSK 4

请保存好原始数据。

Qǐng bǎocún hǎo yuánshǐ shùjù.

Please keep the original/raw data safe.

HSK 7-9

原始人靠打猎为生。

Yuánshǐ rén kào dǎliè wéishēng.

Primitive people lived by hunting.

usage

原始 can mean 'primitive' (原始社会 - primitive society) or 'original/raw' (原始数据 - raw data). Both senses relate to 'the very beginning state.'

原 yuán

始 shǐ