原野

yuányě

noun #22,573

Meanings

1 plain
2 open country
3 wilderness
4 open field

Characters

plain; open land; origin

wild; field; countryside

Examples

一望无际的原野让人心旷神怡。

Yī wàng wú jì de yuányě ràng rén xīnkuàng shényí.

The boundless open plain fills the heart with peace and joy.

马群在原野上自由奔跑。

Mǎ qún zài yuányě shàng zìyóu bēnpǎo.

A herd of horses runs freely across the open country.

夕阳映红了整片原野。

Xīyáng yìng hóng le zhěng piàn yuányě.

The setting sun painted the entire open field red.

Tips

register

原野 is a literary and elevated term. In everyday speech, people more commonly say 野外 (wilderness/outdoors) or 田野 (farmland/field). 原野 carries a poetic, expansive sense of open land.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

野 yě