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原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
Results beginning with 原
原因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4]
原来 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out
原创 yuán chuàng to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work
原则 yuán zé principle / doctrine / CL:個|个[ge4]
原本 yuán běn originally / original
原理 yuán lǐ principle / theory
原料 yuán liào raw material
原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
原装 yuán zhuāng genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
原有 yuán yǒu original / former
原先 yuán xiān originally / original / former
原谅 yuán liàng to excuse / to forgive / to pardon
原油 yuán yóu crude oil
原文 yuán wén original text
原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
原声 yuán shēng acoustic (musical instrument)
原告 yuán gào complainant / plaintiff
原名 yuán míng original name
原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy
原子 yuán zǐ atom / atomic
原著 yuán zhù original work (not translation or abridged)
原定 yuán dìng originally planned / originally determined
原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
原图 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
原型 yuán xíng model / prototype / archetype
原作 yuán zuò original works / original text / original author
原汁 yuán zhī juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat)
原产 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species)
原野 yuán yě plain / open country
原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
原点 yuán diǎn starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin
原生 yuán shēng original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware)
原状 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state
原意 yuán yì original meaning / original intention
原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
原木 yuán mù logs
原样 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before
原处 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before
原色 yuán sè primary color
原由 yuán yóu variant of 緣由|缘由[yuan2 you2]
原委 yuán wěi the whole story
原稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy
原貌 yuán mào the original form
原籍 yuán jí ancestral home (town) / birthplace
原罪 yuán zuì original sin
原煤 yuán méi raw coal
原故 yuán gù variant of 緣故|缘故[yuan2 gu4]
原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man
原址 yuán zhǐ original location
原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water
原矿 yuán kuàng run of mine
原性 yuán xìng original nature
原种 yuán zhǒng land race / native breed
原爆 yuán bào atom bomb / contraction of 原子爆彈|原子爆弹[yuan2 zi3 bao4 dan4]
原唱 yuán chàng to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song
原虫 yuán chóng protozoan
原初 yuán chū initial / original / originally / at first
原道 yuán dào original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]
原鸽 yuán gē (bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia)
原核 yuán hé prokaryotic (cell)
原居 yuán jū indigenous
原拟 yuán nǐ to initially plan to ... / to originally intend to ...
原牛 yuán niú aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox
原配 yuán pèi first wife
原平 Yuán píng Yuanping, county-level city in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
原田 Yuán tián Harada (Japanese surname)
原阳 Yuán yáng Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan
原义 yuán yì original meaning
原语 yuán yǔ source language (linguistics)
原州 Yuán zhōu Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市[Gu4 yuan2 shi4], Ningxia
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原价 yuán jià original price
原材料 yuán cái liào raw and semifinished materials
原产地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance
原则上 yuán zé shang in principle / generally
原子弹 yuán zǐ dàn atomic bomb / A-bomb
原住民 yuán zhù mín indigenous peoples / aborigine
原子能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy
原动力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
原则性 yuán zé xìng principled
原始人 yuán shǐ rén primitive man / prehistoric human
原子核 yuán zǐ hé atomic nucleus
原苏联 yuán Sū lián former Soviet Union
原子笔 yuán zǐ bǐ (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
原子钟 yuán zǐ zhōng atomic clock
原子量 yuán zǐ liàng atomic weight / atomic mass
原生质 yuán shēng zhì protoplasm
原子论 yuán zǐ lùn atomic theory
原子价  valence
原子氧  atomic oxygen
原籍国  source country / sending country
原虫病  protozoal disease
原动机  prime mover
原部队  parent unit
原爆点 yuán bào diǎn ground zero
原被告 yuán bèi gào plaintiff and defendant / prosecution and defense (lawyers)
原产国 yuán chǎn guó country of origin
原创力 yuán chuàng lì creativity
原创性 yuán chuàng xìng originality
原典版 yuán diǎn bǎn (Tw) Urtext edition
原点矩 yuán diǎn jǔ (statistics) moment
原函数 yuán hán shù antiderivative
原鸡属 yuán jī shǔ junglefowl
原谅色 yuán liàng sè (slang) green
原料奶 yuán liào nǎi raw milk
原平市 Yuán píng shì Yuanping, county-level city in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
原声带 yuán shēng dài original soundtrack (OST) / soundtrack
原生水 yuán shēng shuǐ juvenile water / primitive water
原肾管 yuán shèn guǎn protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy)
原始林 yuán shǐ lín old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover
原始码 yuán shǐ mǎ source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
原物料 yuán wù liào raw material
原纤维 yuán xiān wéi fibril / protofilament
原阳县 Yuán yáng xiàn Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan
原研药 yuán yán yào (pharmacology) innovator drug / originator drug (as opposed to a generic drug 仿製藥|仿制药[fang3zhi4yao4])
原因是 yuán yīn shì the reason is ...
原州区 Yuán zhōu qū Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市[Gu4 yuan2 shi4], Ningxia
原子堆 yuán zǐ duī atomic pile (original form of nuclear reactor)
原作版 yuán zuò bǎn Urtext edition
原始社会 yuán shǐ shè huì primitive society
原封不动 yuán fēng bù dòng sticking unmoving to the original (idiom) / not an iota changed / untouched
原原本本 yuán yuán běn běn from beginning to end / in its entirety / in accord with fact / literal
原始数据 yuán shǐ shù jù raw data
原生动物 yuán shēng dòng wù protozoan (bacteria)
原来如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is / I see
原形毕露 yuán xíng bì lù original identity fully revealed (idiom) / fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
原子武器 yuán zǐ wǔ qì atomic weapon
原子序数 yuán zǐ xù shù atomic number
原木转储  log dump / landing / ramp
原子粒种  atomic species
原种养护  land race conservation / native breed conservation
原有数据  legacy data
原则宣言  Declaration of Principles - Building the Information Society: a global challenge in the new Millennium / Declaration of Principles
原则声明  Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements / Declaration of Principles
原木愣台  log deck
原地换防  relief in place
原班人马 yuán bān rén mǎ original cast / former team
原地踏步 yuán dì tà bù to mark time (military) / to make no headway
原核生物 yuán hé shēng wù prokaryote
原核细胞 yuán hé xì bāo prokaryote / prokaryotic cell
原花青素 yuán huā qīng sù proanthocyanidins
原料价格 yuán liào jià gé price of raw materials
原木运送 yuán mù yùn sòng log transport
原木造材 yuán mù zào cái bucking / cross-cutting
原鸟形龙 yuán niǎo xíng lóng Archaeornithoides
原生家庭 yuán shēng jiā tíng family of origin
原生生物 yuán shēng shēng wù protist / primitive organism
原生土壤 yuán shēng tǔ rǎng primary soil
原生灾害 yuán shēng zāi hài primary hazard
原始土壤 yuán shǐ tǔ rǎng primary soil
原始音频 yuán shǐ yīn pín raw audio
Approximate Results for 原
草原 cǎo yuán grassland / prairie / CL:片[pian4]
太原 Tài yuán see 太原市[Tai4yuan2 Shi4]
中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
还原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry)
平原 píng yuán field / plain / CL:個|个[ge4]
高原 gāo yuán plateau / CL:片[pian4]
复原 fù yuán to restore (sth) to (its) former condition / to recover from illness / recovery
胶原 jiāo yuán collagen (protein)
屈原 Qū Yuán Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 / Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
抗原 kàng yuán antigen
燎原 liáo yuán to start a prairie fire
荒原 huāng yuán wasteland
病原 bìng yuán cause of disease / pathogen
丰原 Fēng yuán Fengyuan or Fongyuan City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
冰原 bīng yuán ice field
苔原 tái yuán tundra
昌原 Chāng yuán Changwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
冻原 dòng yuán tundra
固原 Gù yuán see 固原市[Gu4yuan2 Shi4]
海原 Hǎi yuán Haiyuan county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia
红原 Hóng yuán Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
菅原 Jiān yuán Sugawara (Japanese surname)
价原 Jià yuán Kagen or the Origin of Value by MIURA Baien 三浦梅園|三浦梅园[San1 pu3 Mei2 yuan2], pioneering study of economics comparable to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论[Guo2 fu4 lun4]
开原 Kāi yuán Kaiyuan, county-level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning
酶原 méi yuán zymogen / fermentogen
清原 Qīng yuán Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
青原 Qīng yuán Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi
三原 Sān yuán Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
水原 Shuǐ yuán Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
松原 Sōng yuán see 松原市[Song1yuan2 Shi4]
糖原 táng yuán glycogen
汤原 Tāng yuán Tangyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
藤原 Téng yuán Fujiwara (Japanese surname)
五原 Wǔ yuán Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
阳原 Yáng yuán Yangyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
镇原 Zhèn yuán Zhenyuan county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu
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大草原 dà cǎo yuán prairie / savanna
病原体 bìng yuán tǐ (med.) pathogen
衣原体 yī yuán tǐ Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
支原体 zhī yuán tǐ Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)
秋叶原 Qiū yè yuán Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
病原菌 bìng yuán jūn a pathogen / a bacterial pathogen
过敏原 guò mǐn yuán allergen / anaphylactogen
无原则 wú yuán zé unprincipled
三原则 sān yuán zé the Three Principles (in many contexts)
还原剂 huán yuán jì reducing agent
碳原子 tàn yuán zǐ carbon atom
骨胶原 gǔ jiāo yuán collagen (protein)
氯原子  atomic chlorine
杂原子  heteroatom
草原雕 cǎo yuán diāo (bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
草原鹞 cǎo yuán yào (bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
草原鼬 cǎo yuán yòu Patagonian
昌原市 Chāng yuán shì Changwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
带原者 dài yuán zhě (disease) carrier
氮原子 dàn yuán zǐ nitrogen atom
丰原市 Fēng yuán shì Fongyuan or Fengyuan City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
复原乳 fù yuán rǔ reconstituted milk
固原市 Gù yuán shì Guyuan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1]
海原县 Hǎi yuán xiàn Haiyuan county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia
核原料 hé yuán liào nuclear material
红原鸡 hóng yuán jī (bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
红原县 Hóng yuán xiàn Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
黄原胶 huáng yuán jiāo xanthan / xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)
还原号 huán yuán hào (music notation) natural sign, ♮
还原乳 huán yuán rǔ reconstituted milk (Tw)
江原道 Jiāng yuán dào Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川[Chun1 chuan1]
胶原质 jiāo yuán zhì collagen (protein)
九原区 Jiǔ yuán qū Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
开原市 Kāi yuán shì Kaiyuan, county-level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning
开原县 Kāi yuán xiàn Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning
南原市 nán yuán shì Namwon
疟原虫 nu:è yuán chóng plasmodium (malaria parasite)
平原鹨 píng yuán liù (bird species of China) tawny pipit (Anthus campestris)
平原省 píng yuán shěng Pingyuan
平原县 Píng yuán xiàn Pingyuan county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
青原区 Qīng yuán qū Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi
清原县 Qīng yuán xiàn Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
氢原子 qīng yuán zǐ hydrogen atom
萩原舞 qiū yuán wǔ Mai
屈原祠 Qū Yuán cí Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江 / at Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
三原县 Sān yuán Xiàn Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
神经原 shén jīng yuán neuron / also written 神經元|神经元
水原市 Shuǐ yuán shì Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
松原市 Sōng yuán shì Songyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3]
太原市 Tài yuán shì Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1xi1 Sheng3]
汤原县 Tāng yuán xiàn Tangyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
藤原浩 téng yuán hào Hiroshi
五原县 Wǔ yuán xiàn Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
讯息原 xùn xī yuán information source
阳原县 Yáng yuán xiàn Yangyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
氧原子 yǎng yuán zǐ oxygen atom
亚原子 yà yuán zǐ subatomic
衣原菌 yī yuán jūn Chlamydia
照原样 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration
镇原县 Zhèn yuán xiàn Zhenyuan county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu
中原区 Zhōng yuán Qū Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
主要原因 zhǔ yào yuán yīn main reason / primary cause
基本原则 jī běn yuán zé fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être
基本原理 jī běn yuán lǐ fundamental principle
根本原因 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause
青藏高原 Qīng Zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
胶原蛋白 jiāo yuán dàn bái collagen
指导原则 zhǐ dǎo yuán zé guiding principles
黄土高原 Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán Loess Plateau of northwest China
物归原主 wù guī yuán zhǔ to return something to its rightful owner
官复原职 guān fù yuán zhí restored to one's official post / to send sb back to his former post
略迹原情 lu:è jì yuán qíng to overlook past faults (idiom) / to forgive and forget
情有可原 qíng yǒu kě yuán pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
问鼎中原 wèn dǐng zhōng yuán to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
逐鹿中原 zhú lù zhōng yuán lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne
参与原则  principles of engagement
抗原识别  antigen recognition
重组抗原  recombinant antigen
复原期间  recovery period
海底高原  oceanic plateau / plateau
海底草原  seagrass meadow / seagrass bed
渐进原则  step-by-step principle
行动原则  doctrine of operations
极地冰原  polar-cap ice
大陆冰原  continental ice sheet
区分原则  discrimination principle / principle of distinction / principle of discrimination
区别原则  discrimination principle / principle of distinction / principle of discrimination
比例原则  proportionality principle
刚够原则  principle of strict sufficiency
盒子原则  box principle
赤道原则  Equator Principles
疟原虫属  Plasmodium
德赖平原  Terai plains / the Terai
鱼量复原  stock restoration
属地原则  territorial principle
锯材原木  saw log
曼谷原则  Bangkok Principles
协调原则  Principles of Coordination
判决原则  sentencing principles
白板原则 bái pàn yuán zé clean slate principle / clean slate rule
巴黎原则 bā lí yuán zé Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups / Paris Principles
保持原貌 bǎo chí yuán mào to preserve the original form
保护原则 bǎo hù yuán zé protective principle
变分原理 biàn fēn yuán lǐ variational principle (physics)
冰原孤峰 bīng yuán gū fēng nunatak
补充原则 bǔ chōng yuán zé principle of complementarity / complementarity
草原百灵 cǎo yuán bǎi líng (bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
草原巨蜥 cǎo yuán jù xī Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
程序原则 chéng xù yuán zé principle of procedure
冲积平原 chōng jī píng yuán alluvial plain
处世原则 chǔ shì yuán zé a maxim / one's principles
处事原则 chǔ shì yuán zé a maxim / one's principles
东北平原 dōng běi píng yuán Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
东缅高原 Dōng Miǎn gāo yuán Eastern Myanmar plateau
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