Meaning of yuán běn:
yuán běn
原本
Adverb
originally
Tā yuán běn xiǎng qù Běijīng gōngzuò.
他原本想去北京工作。
He originally wanted to work in Beijing.
Adjective
original
Zhè běn shū de gùshì qíngjié fēicháng xīyǐn rén, wǒ hěn xiǎng zhīdào tā de yuánběn bǎnběn shì zěnyàng de.
这本书的故事情节非常吸引人,我很想知道它的原本版本是怎样的。
The storyline of this book is very captivating, and I am curious about how its original version is.

