原始

Chinese

 
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
begin
trad. (原始) 原 始
simp. #(原始) 原 始
alternative forms 元始
anagram 始原

Pronunciation


Adjective

原始

  1. (attributive, of a source, document, etc.) original; first-hand
    原始記錄/原始记录  ―  yuánshǐ jìlù  ―  original record
  2. primitive
    原始人  ―  yuánshǐrén  ―  primitive man
    原始社會/原始社会  ―  yuánshǐ shèhuì  ―  primitive society
  3. (linguistics) proto-
    原始漢藏語/原始汉藏语  ―  yuánshǐ hàncángyǔ  ―  Proto-Sino-Tibetan language

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

原始

  1. (literary) beginning; outset; start
    原始點醫學/原始点医学  ―  yuánshǐ diǎn yīxué  ―  Origin Point Medicine

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原 始
げん
Grade: 2
し
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

    Noun

    原(げん)始(し) • (genshi) 

    1. primal, primeval
    2. source (data etc.)

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    原始

    Noun

    原始 • (wonsi) (hangeul 원시)

    1. Hanja form? of 원시 (“primal; primitive”).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    原始

    Adjective

    原始

    1. chữ Hán form of nguyên thủy (“primitive”).
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