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HSK
original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out
HSK 2
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
principle / doctrine / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
raw material
HSK 4
original / former
HSK 5
originally / original / former
HSK 5
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
HSK 5
principle / theory
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
to excuse / to forgive / to pardon
HSK 6
complainant / plaintiff
HSK 6
genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
HSK 7-9
originally / original
HSK 7-9
raw and semifinished materials
HSK 7-9
(in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
HSK 7-9
model / prototype / archetype
HSK 7-9
to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work
HSK 7-9
original work (not translation or abridged)
the original / original document / master copy
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *原* | 原* | *原
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
originally planned / originally determined
manuscript / original copy
original sin
(Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
atom / atomic
sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed / untouched
original price
logs
original soundtrack (OST); soundtrack
indigenous peoples / aborigine
original text
original works / original text / original author
to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song
starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin
crude oil
Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡, Henan
(idiom) so that's how it is; I see
plain / open country
original name
primitive man; prehistoric human
source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat)
previous condition / original state
original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈
original location
prehistoric man / primitive man
atomic bomb; A-bomb
original shape / the same as before
original cast / former team
motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
original spot / previous place / where it was before
atomic nucleus
primitive society
original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
protozoan (bacteria)
protozoan
atomic weight / atomic mass
protoplasm
prokaryote
Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡, Henan
raw water / unpurified water
atomic number
atomic clock
principled
atomic weapon
ancestral home (town) / birthplace
the original form
Yuanping, county-level city in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
atomic energy
original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
primary color
the whole story
original meaning / original intention
atomic reactor
Harada (Japanese surname)
original meaning
first wife
authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
variant of 緣由|缘由
source language (linguistics)
original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware)
from beginning to end / in its entirety / in accord with fact / literal
plaintiff and defendant / prosecution and defense (lawyers)
variant of 緣故|缘故
atomic theory
Yuanping, county-level city in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
raw coal
prokaryotic (cell)
initial / original / originally / at first
original source / place of origin / provenance
original; authentic
acoustic (musical instrument)
in principle / generally
ground zero
raw material
original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市, Ningxia
originality
country of origin

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