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original
to excuse
cause
original
principle
grassland
plateau
to restore to the original state
originally
raw and semifinished materials
principle
raw material
Notice where 原 sits in each complete thought.
I had thought that he was a man, but it turned out that he was a woman.
Source: Tatoeba #2393654 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy job is to forgive you, which I do.
Source: Tatoeba #5694463 · CC BY 2.0 FRThat is why I am angry with him.
Source: Tatoeba #10512909 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe couldn't go against his principles.
Source: Tatoeba #847875 · CC BY 2.0 FRI would've won if I hadn't tripped.
Source: Tatoeba #14008558 · CC BY 2.0 FRAh, so that is your thinking!
Source: Tatoeba #1766211 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.