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original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out
HSK 2
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
raw material
HSK 4
principle / doctrine / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
original / former
HSK 5
originally / original / former
HSK 5
principle / theory
HSK 5
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
complainant / plaintiff
HSK 6
to excuse / to forgive / to pardon
HSK 6
to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work
HSK 7-9
model / prototype / archetype
HSK 7-9
originally / original
HSK 7-9
(in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
HSK 7-9
raw and semifinished materials
HSK 7-9
original; authentic
HSK 7-9
genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
HSK 7-9
atomic theory
primitive man; prehistoric human
juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *原* | 原* | *原
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
atom / atomic
original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware)
plain / open country
original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
family of origin
first wife
original works / original text / original author
original price
atomic scientist / nuclear scientist
creativity
original production / native to (of species)
original shape / the same as before
primary color
original work (not translation or abridged)
manuscript / original copy
original meaning / original intention
original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
prehistoric man / primitive man
original name
crude oil
originally planned / originally determined
the original form
original sin
previous condition / original state
protist / primitive organism
initial / original / originally / at first
original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市, Ningxia
protoplasm
Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡, Henan
from beginning to end / in its entirety / in accord with fact / literal
ancestral home (town) / birthplace
logs
original spot / previous place / where it was before
the whole story
original text
raw coal
(Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin
acoustic (musical instrument)
country of origin
prokaryotic (cell)
authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song
variant of 緣由|缘由
prokaryote
indigenous peoples / aborigine
originality
raw water / unpurified water
original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈
(idiom) so that's how it is; I see
original meaning
(Tw) Urtext edition
in principle / generally
atomic energy
atomic nucleus
to mark time (military) / to make no headway
Harada (Japanese surname)
original source / place of origin / provenance
atomic bomb; A-bomb
original cast / former team
(pharmacology) innovator drug; originator drug (as opposed to a generic drug 仿製藥|仿制药)
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
atomic number
virgin olive oil
plaintiff and defendant / prosecution and defense (lawyers)
atomic weight / atomic mass
principled
motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
Urtext edition
Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市, Ningxia
old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover
original soundtrack (OST); soundtrack
Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡, Henan
Yuanping, a county-level city in Xinzhou City 忻州市, Shanxi
primitive society
protozoan (bacteria)

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