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Pronunciation : yuán
Meaning :
  1. original; primary. (adj)
  2. unprocessed; raw. (adj)
  3. forgive; excuse. (v)
  4. plain; level. (n)
Radical :
Strokes : 10
Traditional :
Usage : 45%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
原本
yuán běn
: originally
2.
原点
yuán diǎn
: origin
3.
原故
yuán gù
: cause; reason
4.
原来
yuán lái
: turn out to be; at first
5.
原谅
yuán liàng
: excuse; forgive
6.
原因
yuán yīn
: reason
7.
原子弹
yuán zǐ dàn
: atom bomb
8.
原子笔
yuán zǐ bǐ
: ballpen
9.
草原
cǎo yuán
: grassland; prairie
Sentences:
1. Check the translation against the original.
wén yuán wén jiào xià
: used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
: translate
: essay, text
译文 : translation
: and
: original
原文 : original text; the original
比较 : compare
一下 : (measure word) one time
2. So it was you who did it!
yuán lái shì gàn de
原来 : turn out to be
: is
: you
: do
: (particle) used after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence
3. Originally he lived in Shandong Province.
yuán běn zhù zài shān dōnɡ
: he
原本 : originally
: stay, live
: at
山东 : Shandong
4. Raw materials are provided by the state.
yuán liào yóu guó jiā gōng
: raw
: material
原料 : Raw material
: by
国家 : country
供给 : provide
5. To forgive others is to forgive yourself.
yuán liàng bié rén jiù shì yuán liàng
原谅 : forgive
别人 : others
就是 : exactly; is to
自己 : myself
6. The cattle roam across the prairie.
niú zài píng yuán shàng màn
: cow, cattle
: at
: flat
: plain; level
平原 : plain; flatlands
: on
漫步 : roam; stroll
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