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始

First in Chinese: 原始 (yuán shǐ)

yuán shǐ

first

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Definitions

  1. 1first
  2. 2original
  3. 3primitive
  4. 4original (document etc)

Stroke order

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始

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄕˇ

shǐ

ㄕ/ shˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这些原始森林保存得很好。

    zhè xiē yuán shǐ sēn lín bǎo cún dé hěn hǎo。

    These primeval forests are well preserved.

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Related words

原

yuán

former

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

原来

yuán lái

original

原谅

yuán liàng

to excuse

原因

yuán yīn

cause

始终

shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end

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

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