原

Former in Chinese: 原 (yuán)

yuán

former

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Definitions

  1. 1former
  2. 2original
  3. 3primary
  4. 4raw
  5. 5level
  6. 6cause
  7. 7source

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原

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

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Related words

原来

yuán lái

original

原谅

yuán liàng

to excuse

原因

yuán yīn

cause

原料

yuán liào

raw material

原则

yuán zé

principle

草原

cǎo yuán

grassland

高原

gāo yuán

plateau

平原

píng yuán

field

原理

yuán lǐ

principle

原始

yuán shǐ

first

原先

yuán xiān

originally

原有

yuán yǒu

original

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