原 (yuán): Source — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 4

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 4 Writing 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 原

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 原

3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 原

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4.

How to Use 原

Original or fundamental sense

原 indicates an original state, cause, or fundamental principle.

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 原

HSK 4

yuán原

liàng

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

chí迟

dào到

de的

yuán原

yīn因

shì

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yuán原

yīn因

reason

HSK 4

yuán原

lái来

originally

HSK 5

yuán原

zé则

principle

谅

to excuse

HSK 5

yuán原

liào料

raw material; crude material

HSK 3.0 · L5

yuán原

yǒu有

original

HSK 6

yuán原

xiān先

former; original

HSK 6

yuán原

gào告

plaintiff; complainant

HSK 6

yuán原

shǐ始

original; firsthand; primitive

是

dǔ堵

chē车

。

The reason he was late is traffic jam

Huì会

yì议

yuán原

dìng定

zài在

xià下

wǔ午

liǎng两

diǎn点

。

The meeting was originally scheduled for two in the afternoon.

yuán原

lái来

nǐ你

zǎo早

jiù就

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

。

So you knew about this all along.

Zhè这

gè个

guó国

jiā家

chū出

kǒu口

dà大

liàng量

yuán原

yóu油

。

This country exports large amounts of crude oil.

Zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

yuán原

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

yán研

jiū究

。

The origin of this problem requires careful study.

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