原来

yuánlái

original; formerly

nounadjectiveadverbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4trad. 原來
Dictionary entry

original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

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See it in sentences

原来是你!

Yuánlái shì nǐ!

English

So it is you!

他原来住在这儿。

Tā yuánlái zhù zài zhèr.

English

He used to live here.

Goes with

  • 原来的the original
  • 原来是it turned out to be
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