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原
yuán
Main
English Definitionformer; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source; (Chinese surname); (Japanese surname) Hara
Simplified Script原
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyuán
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyun4
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
原因yuányīncause; origin; root cause; reason
原来yuánláioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
原谅yuánliàngto excuse; to forgive; to pardon
原则yuánzéprinciple; doctrine
原本yuánběnoriginally; original
Words With Same Tail Word    
草原cǎoyuángrassland; prairie
平原píngyuánfield; plain
高原gāoyuánplateau
复原fùyuánto restore (something) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery
中原zhōngyuánCentral Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
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