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Chinese
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former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
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begin
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原
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始
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原
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始
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| alternative forms
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元始
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| anagram
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始原
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Pronunciation
Adjective
原始
- (attributive, of a source, document, etc.) original; first-hand
- 原始記錄／原始记录 ― yuánshǐ jìlù ― original record
- primitive
- 原始人 ― yuánshǐrén ― primitive man
- 原始社會／原始社会 ― yuánshǐ shèhuì ― primitive society
- (linguistics) proto-
- 原始漢藏語／原始汉藏语 ― yuánshǐ hàncángyǔ ― Proto-Sino-Tibetan language
Synonyms
- (primitive): (literary) 草昧 (cǎomèi), (attributive) 始祖 (shǐzǔ)
- (original): (attributive) 本來／本来 (běnlái), (attributive) 原來／原来 (yuánlái)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “primitive”): 開化／开化 (kāihuà)
Noun
原始
- (literary) beginning; outset; start
- 原始點醫學／原始点医学 ― yuánshǐ diǎn yīxué ― Origin Point Medicine
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
原始 • (genshi)
- primal, primeval
- source (data etc.)
Korean
Noun
原始 • (wonsi) (hangeul 원시)
- Hanja form? of 원시 (“primal; primitive”).
Vietnamese
Adjective
原始
- chữ Hán form of nguyên thủy (“primitive”).