原封不动 (yuán fēng bù dòng) — (set phrase) unchanged, untouched, exactly as it was before
Definition
An idiom meaning something is kept completely untouched, exactly as it was received or originally was — with no changes, opening, or use.
idiom
(set phrase) unchangeduntouchedexactly as it was before
Examples
- 原封不动。Tā bǎ lǐ wù yuán fēng bù dòng dì tuì le huí qù.He returned the gift exactly as it was, without opening it.
- 原封不动，。Nà fèn wén jiàn yuán fēng bù dòng dì fàng zài zhuō shàng, méi rén dòng guò.That document sat untouched on the desk, no one had moved it.
- 原封不动。Zhè duàn fǎ lǜ tiáo wén yuán fēng bù dòng dì yán yòng le èr shí nián.This legal provision has been kept unchanged for twenty years.
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