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 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 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 道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 原本 yuán běn originally / original 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 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital 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 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 原先 yuán xiān originally / original / former syn 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 本意 běn yì original idea / real intention / etymon syn 原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before syn 挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail 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 路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle syn 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state syn 原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path syn 原有 yuán yǒu original / former syn 原文 yuán wén original text syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 独到 獨到 dú dào original syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take 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) 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 原稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past 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) 探路 tàn lù to find a path syn 拦路 攔路 lán lù to block sb's path / to waylay 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 蹊径 蹊徑 xī jìng path / (fig.) way syn 走势 走勢 zǒu shì tendency / trend / path syn 原名 yuán míng original name 原生 yuán shēng original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware) 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 原作 yuán zuò original works / original text / original author 险阻 險阻 xiǎn zǔ dangerous and difficult (path) syn 坡道 pō dào road on a slope / inclined path / ramp 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 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion syn 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path syn 原产地 原產地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face syn 甬道 yǒng dào walled-in path / paved pathway / canopied passageway / corridor / tunnel syn 原址 yuán zhǐ original location 歧路 qí lù divergent path / (fig.) wrong path syn 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 下坡路 xià pō lù downhill road / (fig.) downhill path 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 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life 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 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 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 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave / tomb passage / aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb 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) 