原状

bǎo chí yuán zhuàng

保持原状

preserve the status quo

shàng yuè wù jià zhǐ shù wéi chí yuán zhuàng

上月物价指数维持原状。

The cost-of-living index held the line last month.

nà fú jiù huà yǐ xiū fù chéng yuán zhuàng

那幅旧画已修复成原状。

The old painting has been restored to its original condition.

zhè yī dì qū zāo dào suān yǔ de pò huài hé liú wū rǎn zhī yán zhòng jī hū wú fǎ huī fù yuán zhuàng

这一地区遭到酸雨的破坏，河流污染之严重几乎无法恢复原状。

The region has been damaged by acid rain and rivers are fouled almost beyond recovery.