Chinese word

原型

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuán xíng

Meaning

  • nounprototype

Example

这是原型，请不要破坏。zhè shì yuán xíng qǐng bú yào pò huài

This is the prototype. Please do not damage it.

Illustration for 原型 (prototype)

More examples

在投入生产前，我们需要对原型进行多轮测试。zài tóu rù shēng chǎn qián wǒ men xū yào duì yuán xíng jìn xíng duō lún cè shì

Before putting it into production, we need to test the prototype several times.

Core concept

The unchanged starting form from which a thing is developed, copied, or recognized.

Common phrases

  • 制作原型zhì zuò yuán xíng

    make a prototype

  • 测试原型cè shì yuán xíng

    test a prototype

  • 原型机yuán xíng jī

    prototype machine

Similar words

雏形chú xíng: A rough early form showing the basic shape or outline of a plan or work.
模型mó xíng: A three-dimensional representation of a real object showing its shape or structure at a chosen scale.
样品yàng pǐn: A portion taken from a product or material to check its quality or performance.
样本yàng běn: A representative item or piece of material selected for a survey or inspection.

Definition in Chinese

指事物最初的、未经过修改的样式或模型，既可指用于试验的原始样机，也可指艺术或文献中作为蓝本的初始形象。zhǐ shì wù zuì chū de wèi jīng guò xiū gǎi de yàng shì huò mó xíng jì kě zhǐ yòng yú shì yàn de yuán shǐ yàng jī yě kě zhǐ yì shù huò wén xiàn zhōng zuò wéi lán běn de chū shǐ xíng xiàng

Word origin

原 (yuán, "original") + 型 (xíng, "form") combines the ideas of an original state and a shaping pattern to name the form that serves as a basis.

Usage tips

  • A useful contrast with English usage is that this noun can describe an imagined source behind a character or design, not only a physical object built for testing.

Other meanings

  • modelnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 原型测试yuán xíng cè shìprototype testingnoun
  • 原型开发yuán xíng kāi fāprototype developmentnoun

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