原
yuán
former
surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
他原来住在这里，后来搬走了。
tā yuán lái zhù zài zhè lǐ, hòu lái bān zǒu le。
He originally lived here, but later moved away.
我们要找出问题的原因，才能解决它。
wǒ men yào zhǎo chū wèn tí de yuán yīn, cái néng jiě jué tā。
We need to find the cause of the problem before we can solve it.
Words with 原
病原
bìng yuán
cause of disease
原来如此
yuán lái rú cǐ
(idiom) so that's how it is; I see
燎原
liáo yuán
to start a prairie fire
原子序数
yuán zǐ xù shù
atomic number
原图
yuán tú
original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
原唱
yuán chàng
to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version)
原点
yuán diǎn
starting point
帕米尔高原
pà mǐ ěr gāo yuán
the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia
原位
yuán wèi
original position
原声带
yuán shēng dài
original soundtrack (OST); soundtrack
原料
yuán liào
raw material
三原县
sān yuán xiàn
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi