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原始
yuánshǐ
Main
English Definitionfirst; original; primitive; original (document etc)
Simplified Script原始
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyuánshǐ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyun4ci2
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
原yuánformer; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source; (Chinese surname); (Japanese surname) Hara
始shǐto begin; to start; then; only then

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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    
开始kāishǐto begin; beginning; to start; initial
初始chūshǐinitial; starting (point)
伊始yīshǐoutset; beginning
起始qǐshǐto originate
创始chuàngshǐto initiate; to found
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