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原著

yuán zhù

2-character word

What 原著 means

1. original work (not translation or abridged)

The characters in 原著

• 原yuánformer; original; primary
• 著zhùto make known; to show; to prove

Example sentences

• 电影不如原著好看。
  Diànyǐng bù rú yuánzhù hǎokàn.
  The movie was less funny than the book.

Sounds the same

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

• 援助to help; to support; to aid
• 圆柱column; cylinder