原着 (yuán zhù) — original work (as opposed to a translation, adaptation, or abridgment)

Definition

Examples

• 这部电影改编自一部原着。
  Zhè bù diàn yǐng gǎi biān zì yí bù yuán zhù.
  This movie was adapted from an original work.
• 翻译本和原着在风格上有所不同。
  Fān yì běn hé yuán zhù zài fēng gé shàng yǒu suǒ bù tóng.
  The translation and the original work differ in style.
• 学者们常常争论原着的创作年代。
  Xué zhě men cháng cháng zhēng lùn yuán zhù de chuàng zuò nián dài.
  Scholars often debate the creation date of the original work.