Definition
原生 is a noun meaning 'original state' or 'nativeness', though it is most often used as a modifier (attributive noun) before another noun, e.g., 原生植物 (native plants) or 原生应用 (native app). It also serves as a technical term in biology translated as 'protogenesis' — the original process of formation. In modern Chinese, the adjectival use is far more common than the standalone noun sense.
n.
original statenative statenativeness(biology) protogenesis
Examples
- 原生。Zhè zhǒng zhíwù shì zhèlǐ de yuán shēng wùzhǒng.This plant is a native species here.
- 原生。Hùliánwǎng gōngsī kāifā le yuán shēng yìngyòng.The internet company developed a native app.
- 原生。Bǎohù yuán shēng shēngtài huánjìng shì wǒmen de zérèn.Protecting the native ecological environment is our responsibility.
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