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原 yuán

source, origin, beginning

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 4
Radical
厂
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 厂泉 ⿸厂泉

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  1. 原来是你啊！
    Yuánlái shì nǐ a!
    Oh, it's you!
    originally is you (particle)
  2. 你知道失败的原因吗？
    Nǐ zhīdào shībài de yuányīn ma?
    Do you know the reason for the failure?
    you know fail (particle) reason (question)
  3. 请你原谅我吧。
    Qǐng nǐ yuánliàng wǒ ba.
    Please forgive me.
    please you forgive me (suggestion)
  4. 他没有告诉我真正的原因。
    Tā méiyǒu gàosu wǒ zhēnzhèng de yuányīn.
    He didn't tell me the real reason.
    he not-have tell me real (particle) reason
  5. 做蛋糕的时候，需要准备好原料。
    Zuò dàngāo de shíhou, xūyào zhǔnbèi hǎo yuánliào.
    When making a cake, you need to prepare the ingredients well.
    make cake (particle) time, need prepare good ingredient

Words with 原 (11)