(yuán lái) - originally, as it turned out, so in Mandarin
yuánláiTraditional: 原來
HSK 4
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Translation
originally, as it turned out, so
Word origin
A compound of 原 (yuán, 'origin, original') and 来 (lái, 'to come'), meaning 'originally, as it turns out'. 原 depicts a spring of water 泉 issuing from a cliff 厂; 来 originally pictured an ear of wheat.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 原 (yuán, 'origin'; spring under a cliff) + 来 (lái, 'to come'; originally wheat)
Stroke order
原
来
Examples
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So you are here!
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So that is how it is.
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He was originally an actor.
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So you are here as well.
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So it was you who called.
原来 (yuán lái) means originally, as it turned out, so. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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