Chinese word

原有

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuán yǒu

Meaning

  • adjectiveoriginal

Example

我想恢复原有的样子。wǒ xiǎng huī fù yuán yǒu de yàng zi

I want to restore it to its original appearance.

Illustration for 原有 (original)

More examples

政府正在努力恢复原有秩序。zhèng fǔ zhèng zài nǔ lì huī fù yuán yǒu zhì xù

The government is working to restore the original order.

Core concept

A known starting amount or relationship already in place before a later change.

Common phrases

  • 恢复原有秩序huī fù yuán yǒu zhì xù

    restore the original order

  • 原有数据yuán yǒu shù jù

    original data

  • 原有条件yuán yǒu tiáo jiàn

    original conditions

Similar words

原来的yuán lái de: Referring to the state, condition, or appearance that existed earlier.
既有jì yǒu: Already existing as part of a current arrangement, supply, or structure.
原先的yuán xiān de: Referring to the state or arrangement present at the beginning.

Definition in Chinese

表示变化发生前已经存在的事物或人数，强调原先的总量或归属，用于对比变化前后情况的正式表述。biǎo shì biàn huà fā shēng qián yǐ jīng cún zài de shì wù huò rén shù qiáng diào yuán xiān de zǒng liàng huò guī shǔ yòng yú duì bǐ biàn huà qián hòu qíng kuàng de zhèng shì biǎo shù

Word origin

原 (yuán, "source") + 有 (yǒu, "have") joins a starting point with something present, yielding the idea of something already there or held before circumstances change.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, this adjective is less common than in written descriptions, where it marks a clear before-and-after baseline for amounts, resources, or affiliations.

Other meanings

  • existingadjective
  • initialadjective

Opposites

  • 新的xīn denewadjective

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