原 (yuán) — Chinese word meaning

原先这里是一片农田。

yuán xiān zhè lǐ shì yī piàn nóng tián

Originally this was farmland.

原始森林里有很多珍稀动物。

yuán shǐ sēn lín lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhēn xī dòng wù

There are many rare animals in the primeval forest.

这些原料都是从国外进口的。

zhè xiē yuán liào dōu shì cóng guó wài jìn kǒu de

These raw materials are all imported from abroad.

我原本打算去北京，但是改变主意了。

wǒ yuán běn dǎ suàn qù běi jīng dàn shì gǎi biàn zhǔ yi le

I originally planned to go to Beijing, but I changed my mind.

这家工厂需要大量的原材料。

zhè jiā gōng chǎng xū yào dà liàng de yuán cái liào

This factory needs a large amount of raw materials.

我们需要了解这个机器的工作原理。

wǒ men xū yào liǎo jiě zhè ge jī qì de gōng zuò yuán lǐ

We need to understand the working principle of this machine.

草原上有很多牛羊。

cǎo yuán shàng yǒu hěn duō niú yáng

There are many cattle and sheep on the grassland.

这部电影真实地还原了历史事件。

zhè bù diàn yǐng zhēn shí de huán yuán le lì shǐ shì jiàn

This film authentically restored the historical events.

青藏高原是世界上最高的高原。

Qīng Zàng gāo yuán shì shì jiè shàng zuì gāo de gāo yuán

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the highest plateau in the world.

我们鼓励学生原创内容。

wǒ men gǔ lì xué sheng yuán chuàng nèi róng

We encourage students to create original content.

原告要求被告赔偿损失。

yuán gào yāo qiú bèi gào péi cháng sǔn shī

The plaintiff demands that the defendant compensate for the losses.

他就是小说主人公的原型。

tā jiù shì xiǎo shuō zhǔ rén gōng de yuán xíng

He is the prototype of the novel's protagonist.

这家餐厅的川菜保持了原汁原味的成都风味。

zhè jiā cān tīng de chuān cài bǎo chí le yuán zhī yuán wèi de chéng dū fēng wèi

This restaurant's Sichuan cuisine maintains the authentic Chengdu flavor.

这个手机是原装的，质量很好。

zhè ge shǒu jī shì yuán zhuāng de zhì liàng hěn hǎo

This phone is factory-original, the quality is very good.

他的身体已经完全复原了。

tā de shēn tǐ yǐ jīng wán quán fù yuán le

His body has completely recovered.

华北平原是中国重要的粮食产区。

Huá běi píng yuán shì Zhōng guó zhòng yào de liáng shi chǎn qū

The North China Plain is an important grain-producing area in China.