# 原始 (yuánshǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 原始 (yuánshǐ) means “original; primitive”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: original; primitive
- Pinyin: yuánshǐ (yuan2 shi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这是一片保护完好的原始森林。
  Zhè shì yí piàn bǎohù wánhǎo de yuánshǐ sēnlín.
  This is a well-preserved primeval forest.

## Characters

- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former
- 始 (shǐ): to begin; to start

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-shi-original/

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