HSK6: learn ten words at a time

原来 · yuánlái

it turns out; originally, depending on context

I / me我wǒto think (i.e. to take it…以为yǐ wéitoday今天jīn tiānnot不bùto go to class上课shàng kè，original原来yuán láifurthermore还有hái yǒusubject课kè。

wǒ yǐ wéi jīn tiān bù shàng kè， yuán lái hái yǒu kè。

Here, 原来: it turns out; originally, depending on context.

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原谅 · yuánliàng

forgive; excuse someone's mistake

I'm sorry对不起duì bù qǐ，请原谅qǐng yuán liàngI / me我wǒ(modifier / structural particle)的demistaken错误cuò wù。

duì bu qǐ， qǐng yuán liàng wǒ de cuò wù。

Here, 原谅: forgive; excuse someone's mistake.

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原因 · yuányīn

reason; cause of something

you你nǐto arrive late迟到chí dào(modifier / structural particle)的decause原因yuán yīnto be / is是shìwhat什么shén me？

nǐ chí dào de yuán yīn shì shén me？

Here, 原因: reason; cause of something.

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原 · yuán

original; previous

new新xīnclassroom教室jiào shì比原bǐ yuánclassroom教室jiào shìsee 大夫大dàsome一些yī xiē。

xīn jiào shì bǐ yuán jiào shì dà yī xiē。

Here, 原: original; previous.

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原有 · yuán yǒu

originally present; existing before a change

we / us我们wǒ mento keep保留bǎo liú(completed / change)了lehouse房子fáng zioriginal原有yuán yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de木门mù mén。

wǒ men bǎo liú le fáng zi yuán yǒu de mù mén。

Here, 原有: originally present; existing before a change.

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原则 · yuánzé

principle; a basic rule guiding decisions

fair公平gōng píngto be / is是shìwe / us我们wǒ mento handle处理chǔ lǐquestion问题wèn tí(modifier / structural particle)的deprinciple原则yuán zé。

gōng píng shì wǒ men chǔ lǐ wèn tí de yuán zé。

Here, 原则: principle; a basic rule guiding decisions.

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草原 · cǎoyuán

grassland; prairie

they他们tā mento ride a horse骑马qí mǎto pass through穿过chuān guò(completed / change)了lewide广阔guǎng kuò(modifier / structural particle)的degrassland草原cǎo yuán。

tā men qí mǎ chuān guò le guǎng kuò de cǎo yuán。

Here, 草原: grassland; prairie.

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高原 · gāoyuán

plateau; a broad area of high ground

map地图dì tú(bound form) up上shàng标出biāo chū(completed / change)了le这片zhè piànplateau高原gāo yuán。

dì tú shàng biāo chū le zhè piàn gāo yuán。

Here, 高原: plateau; a broad area of high ground.

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还原 · huányuán

restore an original state; reconstruct what happened

these这些zhè xiēphotograph照片zhào piānassistance帮助bāng zhùwe / us我们wǒ mento restore to the original…还原huán yuán(completed / change)了leat once当时dāng shí(modifier / structural particle)的descene场景chǎng jǐng。

zhè xiē zhào piàn bāng zhù wǒ men huán yuán le dāng shí de chǎng jǐng。

Here, 还原: restore an original state; reconstruct what happened.

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原本 · yuánběn

originally; as things stood at first

I / me我wǒoriginally原本yuán běnto plan打算dǎ suànto walk走路zǒu lù，afterwards后来hòu lái改坐gǎi zuòpublic transportation公交gōng jiāo。

wǒ yuán běn dǎ suàn zǒu lù， hòu lái gǎi zuò gōng jiāo。

Here, 原本: originally; as things stood at first.

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