原型 meaning in English

yuánxíng

model; prototype

HSK 7-9noun19 strokes

Meaning of 原型

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yuánxíng
  1. model
  2. prototype
  3. archetype

Stroke order for each character

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原 yuán · former · 10 strokes

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型 xíng · mold · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 原型.

原因yuányīncause; origin
原来yuánláioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first
类型lèixíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type
原则yuánzéprinciple; doctrine
大型dàxínglarge; large-scale
典型diǎnxíngmodel; typical case
模型móxíngmodel; mold
小型xiǎoxíngsmall scale; small size
造型zàoxíngto model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
新型xīnxíngnew type; new kind
原料yuánliàoraw material
型号xínghàomodel (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms

Questions about 原型

What does 原型 mean?

原型 (yuánxíng) means "model; prototype" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 原型?

原型 is made of 2 characters: 原 (10 strokes), 型 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 原型 an HSK word?

Yes. 原型 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.