原来

原來

yuán láiㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    original; former

  2. 2

    originally; formerly; at first

  3. 3

    so, actually, as it turns out

Examples

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你一用完了这本书,就把它放回原来找到的地方。

你一用完了這本書,就把它放回原來找到的地方。

When you're done with the book, put it back where you found it.

我们以为是谁,原来是您呀!

我們以爲是誰,原來是您呀!

We were wondering who it was, and it turns out that it was you!

你的家长原来很爱我们.

你的家長原來很愛我們.

Your parents used to really love us.

原来都是假的。

原來都是假的。

So it was all a lie.

她的头发长回原来的长度了。

她的頭髮長回原來的長度了。

Her hair grew back to its original length.

Grammar

Grammar using 原来

原来 A,如今 B

Lai A Ru B (原来 A,如今 B) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later

原本 / 原来

Yuanben Vs. Yuanlai (原本 / 原来) · C1 · TOCFL c1

Lesson coming later