# 原本 (yuánběn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 原本 (yuánběn) means “originally; at first; original version”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: originally; at first; original version
- Pinyin: yuánběn (yuan2 ben3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我原本打算明天出发。
  Wǒ yuánběn dǎsuàn míngtiān chūfā.
  I originally planned to set off tomorrow.

## Characters

- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former
- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-ben-originally/

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