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原

yuán
adjective HSK 6 #1,637

Meanings

  1. 1 original; former
  2. 2 plain; prairie
  3. 3 source; origin

Examples

原来是你啊！
Yuánlái shì nǐ a!
Oh, so it was you!
原因是什么？
Yuányīn shì shénme?
What is the reason?
请把东西放回原处。
Qǐng bǎ dōngxi fàng huí yuánchù.
Please put things back to their original place.

Tips

usage
原 is very common: 原来 (originally/so that's how it is), 原因 (reason/cause), 原来如此 (so that's how it is), 草原 (grassland), 平原 (plain), 原则 (principle), 原谅 (to forgive).

Stroke Order

原 yuán