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原

yuán

source, origin, beginning

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10
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厂
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2
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2

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Example sentences

  • 原因呢?

    Yuán yīn ne

    And what was the reason?

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  • 是什么原因?

    Shì shén me yuán yīn

    What's causing it?

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  • 原来如此!

    Yuán lái rú cǐ

    So that's how it is!

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  • 是什么原因呢?

    Shì shén me yuán yīn ne

    What's the reason?

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Words containing 原

  • 原因yuán yīn 2–1 cause; origin; root cause; reason
  • 原来yuán lái 2–2 original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
  • 原则yuán zé 2–2 principle; doctrine
  • 原谅yuán liàng 2–4 to excuse; to forgive; to pardon
  • 原料yuán liào 2–4 raw material
  • 原始yuán shǐ 2–3 first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
  • 原理yuán lǐ 2–3 principle; theory
  • 原先yuán xiān 2–1 originally; original; former
  • 草原cǎo yuán 3–2 grassland; prairie
  • 平原píng yuán 2–2 field; plain
  • 原有yuán yǒu 2–3 original; former
  • 高原gāo yuán 1–2 plateau