原生

yuánshēng

adjective #33,558

Meanings

1 native; indigenous
2 primary; original (in form)
3 (tech) native (e.g. native app)
4 proto-

Characters

to be born; to grow

Examples

这是一种原生植物。

Zhè shì yì zhǒng yuánshēng zhíwù.

This is a native plant.

他开发了一款原生 iOS 应用。

Tā kāifā le yì kuǎn yuánshēng iOS yìngyòng.

He developed a native iOS app.

原生家庭对一个人的影响很大。

Yuánshēng jiātíng duì yí ge rén de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

One's family of origin has a major influence on a person.

Tips

usage

Three modern senses to know: (1) ecology — 原生植物/物种 ('native plants/species'); (2) tech — 原生应用 ('native app', vs. web app), 原生支持 ('native support'); (3) psychology buzzword — 原生家庭 ('family of origin'), hugely popular in Chinese self-help and therapy discourse since the 2010s.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

生 shēng