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

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.

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