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原来

/ yuánlái /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As an Adjective

original; former

1
hái
zhù
zài
yuánlái
原来
de
fāng
地方

She still lives in the same place.

2
de
wàibiǎo
外表
diǎn
méi
biàn
,
háishi
还是
yuánlái
原来
de
yàngzi
样子

He was not at all altered in appearance. He is still his former self.

3
Yuánlái
原来
de
huà
计划
hòulái
后来
biàn
le

The original plan was afterwards changed.

4
Tuīfān
推翻
自己
yuánlái
原来
de
zhèng
证词

disaffirm one's former testimony

5
fángzi
房子
huī
恢复
dào
yuánlái
原来
de
yàngzi
样子

restore the house to its original state

6
Yuánlái
原来
de
xiàozhǎng
校长

former principal of the school

As an Adverb

originally; formerly

7
zhújiàn
逐渐
shí
意识
dào
de
父母
yuánlái
原来
shì
duì
de

He came to see that his parents had been right.

8
Xuéxiào
学校
yuánlái
原来
suàn
打算
zài
zhèrgài
这儿
chuáng
物理
lóu
大楼

Our college originally planned to put up the physics building here.

9
méiyǒu
没有
zuòdào
做到
自己
yuánlái
原来
xiǎng
zuò
de
shì

He failed in what he had originally set his mind on doing.

As an Adverb

as a matter of fact; as it turns out

10
Zhè
huà
yuánlái
原来
shì
yànpǐn
赝品

The picture turned out to be a forgery.

11
shuō
li
夜里
zěnme
怎么
zhème
这么
lěng
,
yuánlái
原来
shì
xiàxuě
下雪
le

No wonder I felt rather cold during the night―it was snowing outside.