原

yuánㄩㄢˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    surname Yuan

  2. 2

    (Japanese surname) Hara

  3. 3

    former

  4. 4

    original

  5. 5

    primary

  6. 6

    raw

  7. 7

    level

  8. 8

    cause

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我醒來,發現原來一切都是場夢。

I awoke to find everything had been a dream.

今次就原諒你吧,但我不希望再看見你偷東西。

I'll let you off this time, but I don't ever want to catch you stealing again.

把書放回原來的地方。

Put the book back where you found it.

過了三天我才知道原來她失蹤了。

It was not until three days after that I knew she had disappeared.

「你鼻子怎麼了?」「我剛才倒車的時候,想探頭出窗看清楚後面有沒有人。我以為車窗是開著的,誰知原來是關上了,於是就一頭撞到車窗上了。」

"What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"

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