原作 (yuán zuō) — original work (as opposed to an adaptation or translation)

Definition

Examples

• 这部电影是根据原作改编的。
  Zhè bù diàn yǐng shì gēn jù yuán zuō gǎi biān de.
  This movie is adapted from the original work.
• 原作和改编版有很大不同。
  yuán zuō Hé gǎi biān bǎn yǒu hěn dà bù tóng.
  The original work and the adapted version are very different.
• 我更喜欢原作，而不是电影。
  Wǒ gèng xǐ huan yuán zuō, ér bú shì diàn yǐng.
  I prefer the original work over the movie.