原 来 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out 本 来 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course 最 初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally 原 始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) 原 先 yuán xiān originally / original / former 本 (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc 元 currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon 原 创 yuán chuàng to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work 原 本 yuán běn originally / original 原 有 yuán yǒu original / former 原 件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 独 到 dú dào original 原 生 yuán shēng original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware) 正 本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) 道 地 dào dì authentic / original 原 former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source 戛 戛 独 造 jiá jiá dú zào creative / original 原 汁 原 味 yuán zhī yuán wèi original / authentic 创 见 性 chuàng jiàn xìng original (idea, discovery etc) 楼 主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional) 原 装 yuán zhuāng genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) 歌 声 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 本 事 běn shì source material / original story 还 原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry) 实 物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) 原 文 yuán wén original text 新 颖 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original 原 地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product) 原 名 yuán míng original name 原 产 地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance 返 还 fǎn huán restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance 初 衷 chū zhōng original intention 原 著 yuán zhù original work (not translation or abridged) 原 图 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) 本 意 běn yì original idea / real intention / etymon 原 作 yuán zuò original works / original text / original author 复 位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset 原 产 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species) 原 形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character 本 名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name 石 破 天 惊 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work 原 状 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state 别 出 心 裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach 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 样 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before 原 处 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before 祖 籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration) 原 稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy 原 貌 yuán mào the original form 归 口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) 原 罪 yuán zuì original sin 太 虚 tài xū great emptiness / the void / heaven / the skies / universe / cosmos / original essence of the cosmos 标 新 立 异 biāo xīn lì yì to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) 别 开 生 面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground 独 具 匠 心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity 墨 迹 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person 原 封 不 动 yuán fēng bù dòng sticking unmoving to the original (idiom) / not an iota changed / untouched 创 见 chuàng jiàn an original idea 俗 家 sú jiā layman / layperson / original home of a monk 手 迹 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting 改 判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 原 址 yuán zhǐ original location 归 位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom) 本 义 běn yì original meaning / literal sense 故 我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 偷 梁 换 柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) 回 弹 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 原 性 yuán xìng original nature 匠 心 独 运 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity 万 变 不 离 其 宗 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose 祖 居 zǔ jū former residence / one's original home 墨 翟 Mò Dí original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3] 原 形 毕 露 yuán xíng bì lù original identity fully revealed (idiom) / fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth 郢 书 燕 说 Yǐng shū Yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 本 相 běn xiàng original form 原 班 人 马 yuán bān rén mǎ original cast / former team 本 字 běn zì original form of a Chinese character 原 义 yuán yì original meaning 本 笃 十 六 世 běn dǔ shí liù shì Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013 不 落 窠 臼 bù luò kē jiù not follow the beaten track / have an original style 胡 适 Hú Shì Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2] 恢 复 原 状 huī fù yuán zhuàng to restore sth to its original state 保 持 原 貌 bǎo chí yuán mào to preserve the original form 出 圈 chū quān to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base / to go mainstream 原 住 民 族 yuán zhù mín zú original inhabitant / indigenous people 原 始 林 yuán shǐ lín old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover 原 道 yuán dào original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] 古 义 gǔ yì ancient meaning / original or etymological meaning of a word 本 罪 běn zuì actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪) 照 原 样 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration 移 用 yí yòng to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one / to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose 维 持 原 判 wéi chí yuán pàn to affirm the original sentence (law) 自 罪 zì zuì actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪) / conscious sin 许 慎 Xǔ Shèn Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4] 说 文 解 字 Shuō wén Jiě zì Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century 郑 码 Zhèng mǎ Zheng coding / original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里|郑易里[Zheng4 Yi4 li3], underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods / also called common coding 字根通用碼|字根通用码[zi4 gen1 tong1 yong4 ma3] 野 天 鹅 Yě Tiān é Wild Swans, family autobiography by British-Chinese writer Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] / alternative title 鴻|鸿, after the author's original name 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2] 本 业 běn yè business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying) / original business / core business / (literary) agriculture 原 始 设 备 制 造 商 yuán shǐ shè bèi zhì zào shāng original equipment manufacturer 
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