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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

原为 [yuánwéi]
  1. 1. verb Originally was; formerly was.
    他这首诗原为你所作, 可惜你不喜欢。
    He wrote this poem for you. What a pity that you don't like it.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

原为 [yuánwéi]
  1. 1. 原本是;起初是
    原为该企业第一把手,现退居二线。

Examples

原为该企业第一把手,现退居二线。 原为

Word Decomposition


[yuán]
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[wéi]

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