原始

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Chinese

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former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
begin
trad. (原始)
simp. #(原始)
alternative forms 元始
anagram 始原

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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原始

  1. (attributive, of a source, document, etc.) original; first-hand
    原始記錄原始记录  ―  yuánshǐ jìlù  ―  original record
  2. primitive
    原始  ―  yuánshǐrén  ―  primitive man
    原始社會原始社会  ―  yuánshǐ shèhuì  ―  primitive society
  3. (linguistics) proto-
    原始漢藏語原始汉藏语  ―  yuánshǐ hàncángyǔ  ―  Proto-Sino-Tibetan language

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Noun

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原始

  1. (literary) beginning; outset; start
    原始醫學原始医学  ―  yuánshǐ diǎn yīxué  ―  Origin Point Medicine

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(げん)() (genshi

  1. primal, primeval
  2. source (data etc.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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原始 (wonsi) (hangeul 원시)

  1. hanja form? of 원시 (primal; primitive)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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原始

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyên thủy (primitive).