HSK 4 HSK V2
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原来

/ yuán lái  /
Strokes

Collocation

1
原来的计划
2
原来的样子
3
原来打算
4
原来的地方
5
原来的专业
6
原来是你
7
原来是这样
8
原来是你
9
原来如此

Definition

原来 is an Adjective, which means [  original; former; originally;formerly;at first].

原来 also is an Adverb, which means [ as a matter of fact;as it turns out;actually].

Example

As an Adjective.
1
hái
zhù
zài
yuánlái
原来
de
fāng
地方
ma
  
?

Do you still live where you were?

2
yuánlái
原来
de
huà
计划
shì
lái
zhōngguó
中国
liúxué
留学
de
  
,
hòulái
后来
cái
juédìng
决定
zài
zhè
这里
gōngzuò
工作
  
shēnghuó
生活
  

It turned out that I planned to study in China, but then decided to work here.

As an Adverb.
3
zhǎo
le
bàntiān
半天业
méi
zhǎodào
找到
  
,
yuánlái
原来
zài
zhèrā
这儿
  
  
!

I've been looking for you for half a day and I haven't found it.

4
Yuánlái
原来
shì
hánguó
韩国
rén
  
,
hái
wéi
以为
shì
běn
日本
rén
ne
  

You're Korean, I thought you were Japanese.

5
wéi
以为
huíguó
回国
le
ne
  
,
yuánlái
原来
shì
xíng
旅行
le
  

I thought she had returned home.