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原型

yuán xíng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

原型 (yuán xíng) means "model; prototype; archetype". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 原型 means

1. model
2. prototype
3. archetype

The characters in 原型

• 原yuánformer; original; primary
• 型xíngmold; type; style

Sounds the same

Read yuán xíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 圆形round; circular
• 原形original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character

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