原始 (yuán shǐ) means “first; original; primitive; original (document etc)”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
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那里还保留着原始的风貌。
Nàlǐ hái bǎoliú zhe yuánshǐ de fēngmào.
That place still retains its primitive appearance.
Updated: 2026-05-27