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原来

Word

original; former; what something was before

Traditional
原來

yuán lái

yuan2lai2HSK 2

Meaning

  1. original; former; what something was before
  2. originally; at first
  3. so that's why; showing you now understand something

Examples

  • 原来是你呀！

    yuán lái shì nǐ ya

    So it's you!

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他原来的工作很好。

    tā yuán lái de gōng zuò hěn hǎo

    His old job was very good.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 原来

原yuán来lái

Words with 原来

原来如此yuán lái rú cǐ(idiom) so that's how it is; I seeWord
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