本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 原本 yuán běn originally / original syn 居民 jū mín resident / inhabitant syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product) 歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 原先 yuán xiān originally / original / former syn 本意 běn yì original idea / real intention / etymon syn 原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before syn 还原 還原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry) syn 原意 yuán yì original meaning / original intention syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 初衷 chū zhōng original intention syn 住户 住戶 zhù hù household / inhabitant / householder syn 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state syn 原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 原有 yuán yǒu original / former syn 原文 yuán wén original text syn 独到 獨到 dú dào original syn 新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn 原罪 yuán zuì original sin 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 原著 yuán zhù original work (not translation or abridged) 原稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy syn 原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng bù dòng sticking unmoving to the original (idiom) / not an iota changed / untouched syn 返还 返還 fǎn huán restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance 标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) syn 复位 復位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 原处 原處 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before 原貌 yuán mào the original form syn 墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn 原装 原裝 yuán zhuāng genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) 原名 yuán míng original name 原生 yuán shēng original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware) 原作 yuán zuò original works / original text / original author 偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) syn 原产地 原產地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance 原址 yuán zhǐ original location 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach syn 道地 dào dì authentic / original syn 手迹 手跡 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting syn 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration) syn 正本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) syn 本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name 石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work syn 创见 創見 chuàng jiàn an original idea syn 本义 本義 běn yì original meaning / literal sense 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 万变不离其宗 萬變不離其宗 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose syn 原创 原創 yuán chuàng to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work 楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional) 本事 běn shì source material / original story syn 原图 原圖 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) 原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species) 代工 dài gōng OEM (original equipment manufacturer) 归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn 太虚 太虛 tài xū great emptiness / the void / heaven / the skies / universe / cosmos / original essence of the cosmos syn 独具匠心 獨具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity syn 俗家 sú jiā layman / layperson / original home of a monk 归位 歸位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom) 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 居住者 jū zhù zhě inhabitant syn 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 原性 yuán xìng original nature 匠心独运 匠心獨運 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity syn 祖居 zǔ jū former residence / one's original home syn 原汁原味 yuán zhī yuán wèi original / authentic syn 墨翟 mò dí original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3] 本相 běn xiàng original form syn 原班人马 原班人馬 yuán bān rén mǎ original cast / former team syn 本字 běn zì original form of a Chinese character 原义 原義 yuán yì original meaning 原形毕露 原形畢露 yuán xíng bì lù original identity fully revealed (idiom) / fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth syn 奇文共赏 奇文共賞 qí wén gòng shǎng lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom) / universally praised (original meaning) / incomprehensible nonsense / preposterous bullshit 郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 戛戛独造 戛戛獨造 jiá jiá dú zào creative / original 原唱 yuán chàng to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song 居人 jū rén inhabitant 瓦隆 wǎ lōng Walloon, inhabitant of Southern French-speaking area of Belgium 弗拉芒 fú lā máng Flemish, inhabitant of Flanders (Belgium) 本笃十六世 本篤十六世 běn dǔ shí liù shì Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013 不落窠臼 bù luò kē jiù not follow the beaten track / have an original style syn 胡适 胡適 hú shì Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2] 恢复原状 恢復原狀 huī fù yuán zhuàng to restore sth to its original state 保持原貌 bǎo chí yuán mào to preserve the original form 出圈 chū quān to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base / to go mainstream 创见性 創見性 chuàng jiàn xìng original (idea, discovery etc) 原始林 yuán shǐ lín old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover syn 原子堆 yuán zǐ duī atomic pile (original form of nuclear reactor) 原道 yuán dào original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] 