yuán shǐ
original; firsthand; primitive
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原始社会的人们过着茹毛饮血的生活。
yuánshǐ shèhuì de rénmen guòzhe rú máo yǐn xuè de shēnghuó.
People in primitive society lived a life of drinking blood and eating raw meat.
原始森林里有很多珍稀动物。
yuánshǐ sēnlín lǐ yǒu hěnduō zhēnxī dòngwù.
There are many rare animals in the primitive forest.
原始宗教是一种古老的宗教形式。
yuánshǐ zōngjiào shì yī zhǒng gǔlǎo de zōngjiào xíngshì.
Primitive religion is an ancient form of religion.
现代 (xiàndài)
modern
先进 (xiànjìn)
advanced
The Chinese word 原始 (yuánshǐ) is composed of two characters: 元 (yuán), meaning "beginning, origin, or source," and 始 (shǐ), meaning "beginning, start, or commencement." Together, these characters form the word 原始, which literally means "the original beginning" or "the very beginning." In the context of HSK, 原始 is often used to refer to "primitive," "primordial," or "original." For example, the phrase 原始社会 (yuánshǐ shèhuì) means "primitive society," while the phrase 原始森林 (yuánshǐ sēnlín) means "primeval forest."
