本来 běn lái

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HSK 42 charactersTrad. 本來
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How 本来 is written

běn(bound form) root5 strokesFull guide →

Example sentences

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

  • 她本来没必要付钱的。

    tā běn lái méi bì yào fù qián de

    She needn't have paid the money.

  • 我本来什么也不知道啊!

    wǒ běn lái shén me yě bù zhī dào a

    Originally, I knew nothing about it at all!

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