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原生

yuánshēng
adjective #33,558

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
原生家庭对一个人的影响很大。
Yuánshēng jiātíng duì yíge rén de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
One's family of origin has a major influence on a person.
HSK 4
这是一种原生植物。
Zhè shì yì zhǒng yuánshēng zhíwù.
This is a native plant.
HSK 4
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.

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