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原始 yuánshǐ

原始 yuánshǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 原始 yuánshǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuánshǐ | yuan2 shi3
English translation
first
original
primitive
original (document etc)

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Traditional form

原始 yuánshǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 原始 yuánshǐ

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yuán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Depicts a spring ( quán ) originating ( yuán ) from a cliff ( hǎn ).

Phonetic compound

quán

Semantic compound

hǎn

Positional decomposition

厂泉

Number of Strokes

10
shǐ

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Tái represents the sound. The (woman) component is used because life begins inside a woman.

Phonetic compound

Tái

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

女台

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 原始 yuánshǐ

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随后 suí hòu ,原始 yuánshǐ 表格 biǎogé qiē suì ,浸入 jìn rù suān Zhōng 化解 huà jiě .

The original form is then shredded and dissolved in acid.

我们 wǒmen 决定 juédìng jiāng 这笔费用 fèi yòng Cóng 原始 yuánshǐ 发票 fāpiào shǎng 删去 shān qù

We will be pleased to delete the charge from the original invoice.

2,000万年前爱达荷州 Aì dá hé zhōu 到处 dàochù dōu shì 茂密 mào mì de 原始森林

Twenty million years ago, Idaho was populated by dense primordial forest.

所有 suǒyǒu de 曲子 qǔzi dōu 已经 yǐjīng Cóng 原始 yuánshǐ 录音带 lù yīn dài 转录 zhuǎn lù dào le 数码 shùmǎ 带上 dài shàng

All the tracks have been digitally remastered from the original tapes.

原始 yuánshǐ de 碳纤维材料 cáiliào hěn xiàng 布料 bù liào

In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.

原始 yuánshǐ Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 原始 yuánshǐ and their own compounds.

原始 yuánshǐ Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 原始 yuánshǐ in their composition.

  • yuán
    • yuàn , yuán , yuán , yuán , yuán , yuán , , , , , , , , ,
  • shǐ
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