| 原来 | [ yuán laí ] original, former, originally, formerly, at first, so, actually, as it turns out |
| 原函数 | [ yuán hán shù ] antiderivative |
| 原则 | [ yuán zé ] principle, doctrine, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 原则上 | [ yuán zé shang ] in principle, generally |
| 原则性 | [ yuán zé xìng ] principled |
| 原创 | [ yuán chuàng ] originality, creativity, innovation |
| 原创性 | [ yuán chuàng xìng ] originality |
| 原动力 | [ yuán dòng lì ] motive force, prime mover, first cause, agent |
| 原始热带雨林 | [ yuán shǐ rè daì yǔ lín ] virgin tropical rainforest |
| 原始码 | [ yuán shǐ mǎ ] source code (computing) (Tw, HK) |
| 原始社会 | [ yuán shǐ shè huì ] primitive society |
| 原子半径 | [ yuán zǐ bàn jìng ] atomic radius |
| 原子反应堆 | [ yuán zǐ fǎn yìng duī ] atomic reactor |
| 原子序数 | [ yuán zǐ xù shù ] atomic number |
| 原子弹 | [ yuán zǐ dàn ] atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb |
| 原子爆弹 | [ yuán zǐ baò dàn ] atom bomb |
| 原子爆破弹药 | [ yuán zǐ baò pò dàn yaò ] atomic demolition munition |
| 原子科学家 | [ yuán zǐ kē xué jiā ] atomic scientist, nuclear scientist |
| 原子科学家通报 | [ yuán zǐ kē xué jiā tōng baò ] Journal of Atomic Scientists |
| 原子笔 | [ yuán zǐ bǐ ] ballpoint pen, also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔 |
| 原子能发电站 | [ yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn ] atomic power station |
| 原子论 | [ yuán zǐ lùn ] atomic theory |
| 原子质量 | [ yuán zǐ zhì liàng ] atomic mass |
| 原子钟 | [ yuán zǐ zhōng ] atomic clock |
| 原封不动 | [ yuán fēng bù dòng ] sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed, untouched |
| 原州区 | [ yuán zhoū qū ] Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市[Gu4 yuan2 shi4], Ningxia |
| 原形毕露 | [ yuán xíng bì lù ] original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth |
| 原核细胞 | [ yuán hé xì baō ] prokaryote, prokaryotic cell |
| 原核细胞型微生物 | [ yuán hé xì baō xíng weī shēng wù ] prokaryotic cell type microorganism |
| 原样 | [ yuán yàng ] original shape, the same as before |
| 原爆点 | [ yuán baò diǎn ] ground zero |
| 原状 | [ yuán zhuàng ] previous condition, original state |
| 原班人马 | [ yuán bān rén mǎ ] original cast, former team |
| 原生动物 | [ yuán shēng dòng wù ] protozoan (bacteria) |
| 原生橄榄油 | [ yuán shēng gǎn lǎn yoú ] virgin olive oil |
| 原生质 | [ yuán shēng zhì ] protoplasm |
| 原产 | [ yuán chǎn ] original production, native to (of species) |
| 原产国 | [ yuán chǎn guó ] country of origin |
| 原产地 | [ yuán chǎn dì ] original source, place of origin, provenance |
| 原发性进行性失语 | [ yuán fā xìng jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ ] primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia) |
| 原纤维 | [ yuán xiān weí ] fibril, protofilament |
| 原义 | [ yuán yì ] original meaning |
| 原声 | [ yuán shēng ] acoustic (musical instrument) |
| 原肾管 | [ yuán shèn guǎn ] protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy) |
| 原苏联 | [ yuán sū lián ] former Soviet Union |
| 原处 | [ yuán chù ] original spot, previous place, where it was before |
| 原虫 | [ yuán chóng ] protozoan |
| 原装 | [ yuán zhuāng ] genuine, intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) |
| 原语 | [ yuán yǔ ] source language (linguistics) |
| 原谅 | [ yuán liàng ] to excuse, to forgive, to pardon |
| 原谅色 | [ yuán liàng sè ] (slang) green |
| 原阳 | [ yuán yáng ] Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan |
| 原阳县 | [ yuán yáng xiàn ] Yuanyang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan |
| 原鸽 | [ yuán gē ] (bird species of China) rock dove (Columba livia) |
| 原点 | [ yuán diǎn ] starting point, square one, (coordinate geometry) origin |
| 原点矩 | [ yuán diǎn jǔ ] (statistics) moment |
| ⇒ 一中原则 | [ yī zhōng yuán zé ] One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China |
| ⇒ 一般原则 | [ yī bān yuán zé ] general principle |
| ⇒ 三原则 | [ sān yuán zé ] the Three Principles (in many contexts) |
| ⇒ 三原县 | [ sān yuán xiàn ] Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 不确定性原理 | [ bù què dìng xìng yuán lǐ ] Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927) |
| ⇒ 中亚草原 | [ zhōng yà caǒ yuán ] Central Asian grasslands |
| ⇒ 中原区 | [ zhōng yuán qū ] Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan |
| ⇒ 中原大学 | [ zhōng yuán dà xué ] Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan |
| ⇒ 中国国家原子能机构 | [ zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī goù ] China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) |
| ⇒ 九原区 | [ jiǔ yuán qū ] Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 五原县 | [ wǔ yuán xiàn ] Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 亚原子 | [ yà yuán zǐ ] subatomic |
| ⇒ 价原 | [ jià yuán ] Kagen or the Origin of Value by MIURA Baien 三浦梅園|三浦梅园[San1 pu3 Mei2 yuan2], pioneering study of economics comparable to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论[Guo2 fu4 lun4] |
| ⇒ 内爆法原子弹 | [ neì baò fǎ yuán zǐ dàn ] implosion atomic bomb |
| ⇒ 呼伦贝尔草原 | [ hū lún beì ěr caǒ yuán ] Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 和平共处五项原则 | [ hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé ] Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India |
| ⇒ 问鼎中原 | [ wèn dǐng zhōng yuán ] to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom) |
| ⇒ 四项基本原则 | [ sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé ] the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism |
| ⇒ 固原地区 | [ gù yuán dì qū ] Guyuan prefecture in Ningxia |
| ⇒ 国际原子能机构 | [ guó jì yuán zǐ néng jī goù ] International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
| ⇒ 基本原则 | [ jī běn yuán zé ] fundamental doctrine, guiding principle, raison d'être |
| ⇒ 官复原职 | [ guān fù yuán zhí ] restored to one's official post, to send sb back to his former post |
| ⇒ 屈原纪念馆 | [ qū yuán jì niàn guǎn ] Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县[Zi3 gui1 Xian4], Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then |
| ⇒ 巴贝西亚原虫病 | [ bā beì xī yà yuán chóng bìng ] babesiosis |
| ⇒ 帕米尔高原 | [ pà mǐ ěr gaō yuán ] Pamir high plateau on the border between Xinjiang and Tajikistan |
| ⇒ 带原者 | [ daì yuán zhě ] (disease) carrier |
| ⇒ 平原县 | [ píng yuán xiàn ] Pingyuan county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong |
| ⇒ 平原鹨 | [ píng yuán liù ] (bird species of China) tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) |
| ⇒ 几何原本 | [ jǐ hé yuán běn ] Euclid's Elements |
| ⇒ 复原 | [ fù yuán ] to restore (sth) to (its) former condition, to recover from illness, recovery |
| ⇒ 复原乳 | [ fù yuán rǔ ] reconstituted milk |
| ⇒ 恢复原状 | [ huī fù yuán zhuàng ] to restore sth to its original state |
| ⇒ 恶性疟原虫 | [ è xìng nvè yuán chóng ] plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite) |
| ⇒ 抗原决定簇 | [ kàng yuán jué dìng cù ] antigen determinant (causing immunological response), epitope |
| ⇒ 掸邦高原 | [ shàn bāng gaō yuán ] Shan plateau of east Myanmar (Burma) |
| ⇒ 支原体 | [ zhī yuán tǐ ] Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall) |
| ⇒ 支原体肺炎 | [ zhī yuán tǐ feì yán ] Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| ⇒ 东北平原 | [ dōng beǐ píng yuán ] Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain |
| ⇒ 东欧平原 | [ dōng oū píng yuán ] East European Plain |
| ⇒ 东缅高原 | [ dōng miǎn gaō yuán ] Eastern Myanmar plateau |
| ⇒ 松辽平原 | [ sōng píng yuán ] Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[Dong1 bei3 Ping2 yuan2] |
| ⇒ 欧洲原子能联营 | [ oū zhoū yuán zǐ néng lián yíng ] Euratom |
| ⇒ 氢原子 | [ qīng yuán zǐ ] hydrogen atom |
| ⇒ 氢原子核 | [ qīng yuán zǐ hé ] hydrogen nucleus |
| ⇒ 冲积平原 | [ chōng jī píng yuán ] alluvial plain |
| ⇒ 海原县 | [ haǐ yuán xiàn ] Haiyuan county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia |
| ⇒ 清原满族自治县 | [ qīng yuán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn ] Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning |
| ⇒ 清原县 | [ qīng yuán xiàn ] Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning |
| ⇒ 汤原 | [ tāng yuán ] Tangyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 汤原县 | [ tāng yuán xiàn ] Tangyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 乌拉特草原 | [ wū lā tè caǒ yuán ] Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 无原则 | [ wú yuán zé ] unprincipled |
| ⇒ 照原样 | [ zhaò yuán yàng ] to copy, to follow the original shape, faithful restoration |
| ⇒ 物归原主 | [ wù guī yuán zhǔ ] to return something to its rightful owner |
| ⇒ 略迹原情 | [ lvè jì yuán qíng ] to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget |
| ⇒ 病原体 | [ bìng yuán tǐ ] (med.) pathogen |
| ⇒ 疟原虫 | [ nvè yuán chóng ] plasmodium (malaria parasite) |
| ⇒ 神经原 | [ shén jīng yuán ] neuron, also written 神經元|神经元 |
| ⇒ 秋叶原 | [ qiū yè yuán ] Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores |
| ⇒ 红原 | [ hóng yuán ] Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| ⇒ 红原县 | [ hóng yuán xiàn ] Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| ⇒ 红原鸡 | [ hóng yuán jī ] (bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) |
| ⇒ 素原促进 | [ sù yuán cù jìn ] antigen (medicine) |
| ⇒ 索尔兹伯里平原 | [ suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ píng yuán ] Salisbury plain |
| ⇒ 维持原判 | [ weí chí yuán pàn ] to affirm the original sentence (law) |
| ⇒ 肌原纤维 | [ jī yuán xiān weí ] myofibril |
| ⇒ 胶原 | [ yuán ] collagen (protein) |
| ⇒ 胶原蛋白 | [ yuán dàn baí ] collagen |
| ⇒ 胶原质 | [ yuán zhì ] collagen (protein) |
| ⇒ 草原灰伯劳 | [ caǒ yuán huī bó laó ] (bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris) |
| ⇒ 草原百灵 | [ caǒ yuán baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) |
| ⇒ 草原雕 | [ caǒ yuán ] (bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) |
| ⇒ 草原鹞 | [ caǒ yuán yaò ] (bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) |
| ⇒ 华北平原 | [ huá beǐ píng yuán ] North China Plain |
| ⇒ 处世原则 | [ chǔ shì yuán zé ] a maxim, one's principles |
| ⇒ 处事原则 | [ chǔ shì yuán zé ] a maxim, one's principles |
| ⇒ 衣原体 | [ yī yuán tǐ ] Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria) |
| ⇒ 讯息原 | [ xùn xī yuán ] information source |
| ⇒ 变分原理 | [ biàn fēn yuán lǐ ] variational principle (physics) |
| ⇒ 丰原 | [ fēng yuán ] Fengyuan or Fongyuan City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 丰原市 | [ fēng yuán shì ] Fongyuan or Fengyuan City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 过敏原 | [ guò mǐn yuán ] allergen, anaphylactogen |
| ⇒ 还原 | [ huán yuán ] to restore to the original state, to reconstruct (an event), reduction (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 还原乳 | [ huán yuán rǔ ] reconstituted milk (Tw) |
| ⇒ 还原剂 | [ huán yuán jì ] reducing agent |
| ⇒ 还原真相 | [ huán yuán zhēn xiàng ] to set the record straight, to clarify the facts |
| ⇒ 还原号 | [ huán yuán haò ] (music notation) natural sign, ♮ |
| ⇒ 鄂尔多斯高原 | [ è ěr duō sī gaō yuán ] Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 镇原 | [ zhèn yuán ] Zhenyuan county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| ⇒ 镇原县 | [ zhèn yuán xiàn ] Zhenyuan county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| ⇒ 开原 | [ kaī yuán ] Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning |
| ⇒ 开原市 | [ kaī yuán shì ] Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning |
| ⇒ 开原县 | [ kaī yuán xiàn ] Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭[Tie3 ling3], Liaoning |
| ⇒ 关中平原 | [ guān zhōng píng yuán ] Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 阿米巴原虫 | [ ā mǐ bā yuán chóng ] amoeba, ameba |
| ⇒ 阳原 | [ yáng yuán ] Yangyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei |
| ⇒ 阳原县 | [ yáng yuán xiàn ] Yangyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei |
| ⇒ 云贵高原 | [ yún guì gaō yuán ] Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan |
| ⇒ 青原区 | [ qīng yuán qū ] Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 骨胶原 | [ gǔ yuán ] collagen (protein) |
| ⇒ 高原反应 | [ gaō yuán fǎn yìng ] altitude sickness, acute mountain sickness, abbr. to 高反[gao1 fan3] |
| ⇒ 高原山鹑 | [ gaō yuán shān chún ] (bird species of China) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) |
| ⇒ 高原岩鹨 | [ gaō yuán yán liù ] (bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana) |
| ⇒ 鸟疫衣原体 | [ yì yī yuán tǐ ] Chlamydia ornithosis |
| ⇒ 黄原胶 | [ huáng yuán ] xanthan, xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener) |
| ⇒ 黄原酸盐 | [ huáng yuán suān yán ] xanthate |
| ⇒ 黄土高原 | [ huáng tǔ gaō yuán ] Loess Plateau of northwest China |
