original owner
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
original owner; former proprietor
Commonly used in the fixed expression 物归原主. In colloquial speech, the suffix 儿 may be added (原主儿).
Wù物
guī归
yuán原
zhǔ主
。
The property has been returned to its original owner.
Nǐ你
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
yuán原
zhǔ主
shì是
shuí谁
ma吗
？
Do you know who the original owner of this book is?
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Chē车
zi子
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
，
yǐ已
jīng经
huán还
gěi给
le了
yuán原
zhǔ主
。
The car was found and has already been returned to its owner.