# 原汁原味 (yuánzhīyuánwèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 原汁原味 (yuánzhīyuánwèi) means “authentic and unaltered”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: authentic and unaltered
- Pinyin: yuánzhīyuánwèi (yuan2 zhi1 yuan2 wei4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这家餐厅的菜原汁原味。
  Zhè jiā cāntīng de cài yuánzhīyuánwèi.
  This restaurant serves authentic local dishes.

## Characters

- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former
- [汁](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-juice/) (zhī): juice
- 味 (wèi): taste; smell; flavor; character; atmosphere

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-zhi-yuan-wei-authentic-and-unaltered/

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