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Original in Chinese: 原来 (yuán lái)

yuán lái

original

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 原來2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1original
  2. 2former
  3. 3originally
  4. 4formerly
  5. 5at first
  6. 6so, actually, as it turns out

Stroke order

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原
来

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

原来

Simplified

原來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 原来如此！

    yuán lái rú cǐ！

    So that's how it is!

  • 原来如此。

    yuán lái rú cǐ。

    So that's what it is.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

原

yuán

former

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原谅

yuán liàng

to excuse

原因

yuán yīn

cause

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

未来

wèi lái

future

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