yuán lái

Translation

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

Synonyms

Examples

  • 他坚持原来的计画。
    He adhered to the original plan.
  • 我醒来,发现原来一切都是场梦。
    I awoke to find everything had been a dream.
  • 把书放回原来的地方。
    Put back the book where you found it.
  • 过了三天我才知道原来她失踪了。
    It was not until three days after that I knew she had disappeared.
  • 父亲生前留下来的老古董,原来只是一堆不值钱的垃圾。
    The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.
  • 我匆匆忙忙的赶到那房子去,但却发现里面原来是空的。
    I hurried to the house only to find it empty.
Chinese Tones