original state; original condition
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
original state; original condition; status quo
Commonly used in legal, formal, or administrative contexts to refer to restoring or maintaining a previous condition before changes were made. Often appears in set phrases like 恢复原状.
Zài在
wéi维
xiū修
qī期
jiān间
，
qǐng请
bǎo保
chí持
fáng房
jiān间
yuán原
zhuàng状
。
Please keep the room in its original state during the maintenance period.
Shì事
gù故
fā发
shēng生
hòu后
，
xiàn现
chǎng场
hěn很
kuài快
huī恢
fù复
le了
yuán原
zhuàng状
。
After the accident, the scene quickly returned to its original state.
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Zài在
diào调
chá查
jié结
guǒ果
chū出
lái来
zhī之
qián前
，
yī一
qiè切
wéi维
chí持
yuán原
zhuàng状
。
Until the investigation results are out, everything will remain as is.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
jiàn建
zhù筑
xiū修
fù复
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
yuán原
zhuàng状
huī恢
fù复
。
The goal of this ancient building's restoration is to restore it to its original state.