本来

本來

běn láiㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    original

  2. 2

    originally

  3. 3

    at first

  4. 4

    it goes without saying

  5. 5

    of course

Examples

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我本来很想走走,但是天太热了。

我本來很想走走,但是天太熱了。

I would like to take a walk, but the day is too hot.

我本来应该读一下这本书。

我本來應該讀一下這本書。

Of course I should read this book.

我本来想给她打电话的,结果忘了。

我本來想給她打電話的,結果忘了。

I meant to call her, but I forgot to.

我本来预备今天去海滩的,但接着天就开始下雨了。

我本來預備今天去海灘的,但接着天就開始下雨了。

I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.

本来这间房间里没有家具。

本來這間房間裏沒有傢俱。

The room originally had no furniture.