还原
Old HSK 6
还原 (huányuán) · to restore
还原 (huányuán) means “to restore; to reconstruct”. It is written with 2 characters: 还 (still) + 原 (source). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 还原 is built
The characters
还 hái · still
What 还 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Not 不 moving 辶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
原 yuán · source
What 原 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 泉quán — spring
Origin hint: 厂 gives the meaning, 泉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
专家把这座古建筑还原了。Zhuānjiā bǎ zhè zuò gǔ jiànzhù huányuán le.Experts restored this ancient building.
警察正在还原事情的经过。Jǐngchá zhèngzài huányuán shìqing de jīngguò.The police are reconstructing what happened.
Questions about 还原
What does 还原 mean?
还原 (huányuán) means “to restore; to reconstruct”.
How do you pronounce 还原?
还原 is pronounced huányuán.
Which HSK level is 还原?
还原 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 还是háishior
- 还有háiyǒualso
- 讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàto bargain
- 偿还chánghuánto repay
- 归还guīhuánto return
- 还háistill
- 原来yuánláioriginally
- 原因yuányīnreason
- 原料yuánliàoraw material
- 原则yuánzéprinciple
Learn 还原 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.