原始 meaning and pronunciation

原始
Simplified/traditional word

原始 English definition

yuán shǐ
  • first
  • original
  • primitive
  • original (document etc)

HSK level

Characters

  • 原 (yuán): former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source;
  • 始 (shǐ): to begin; to start; then; only then;