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nguyên sơ

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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
original Properties & StatesTheme

Relating to the very beginning or the earliest stages of something's existence or development.

vi Các nhà khoa học đang nghiên cứu trạng thái nguyên sơ của vũ trụ.

en Scientists are studying the primordial state of the universe.

Sense 2 Adjective
untainted

Remaining in its original, pure state without being changed or damaged by human activity.

vi Khu rừng vẫn giữ được vẻ đẹp nguyên sơ của nó.

en The forest still retains its pristine beauty.

Parts
nguyên / sơ / 原初
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
原初
Candidates by syllable
nguyên 元 sơ 初(梳)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
nguyên nhân / trung nguyên / giữ nguyên / nguyên tắc …
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