原来 yuán lái

original; former

HSK 42 charactersTrad. 原來
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How 原来 is written

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Example sentences

How 原来 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 原来都是假的。

    yuán lái dōu shì jiǎ de

    So it was all a lie.

  • 原来你是这样想的。

    yuán lái nǐ shì zhè yàng xiǎng de

    Ah, so that is your thinking!

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