Definition
原原本本 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'in full detail, from start to finish, exactly as it happened'. You add it before verbs like 说, 讲, 叙述, or 报道 to emphasize that you are recounting something completely and accurately, without omitting or altering any part.
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in full detailfrom beginning to endexactly as it happened
Examples
- 原原本本。Tā bǎ shìqing de jīngguò yuán yuán běn běn de jiǎng le yí biàn.He told the whole process from beginning to end in full detail.
- 原原本本。Jìzhě yuán yuán běn běn de bàodào le zhège shìjiàn de jīngguò.The reporter reported the event's entire story exactly as it happened.
- 原原本本。Tā yuán yuán běn běn de xùshù le tā zài guówài de jīnglì.He narrated his experiences abroad in full detail.
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