原文 (yuán wén) — original text
Definition
The original, source text — as opposed to a translation (译文), summary (摘要), or edited version. The term refers to the author's own wording, not a paraphrase.
noun
original text
Measure word · 篇
Examples
- 原文，。Nǐ xū yào hé duì yí xià yuán wén, kàn kàn shì fǒu yǒu wù.You need to check the original text to see if there are mistakes.
- 原文，。Zhè piān yuán wén de cuò cí fēi cháng yán jǐn, zhí dé zǐ xì yán jiū.The wording of this original text is very rigorous and deserves careful study.
- 原文，。Fān yì shí bì xū zhōng shí yú yuán wén, bù néng suí yì gǎi dòng.When translating, you must be faithful to the original text and cannot arbitrarily alter it.
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