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原来
原來
yuánlái
1.
original
2.
former
3.
originally
4.
formerly
5.
at first
6.
so, actually, as it turns out
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Character Breakdown
Example Sentences (6)
按原来的计划应该是两周，但是我们可以提前完成，周末保证做完。
Àn yuánlái de jìhuà yīnggāi shì liǎng zhōu, dànshì wǒmen kěyǐ tíqián wánchéng, zhōumò bǎozhèng zuò wán.
According to the original plan, it should take two weeks, but we can finish early and make sure it's done by the weekend.
Text 2
原来鼓励和表扬对小孩儿挺有用的，下次我也试试。
Yuánlái gǔlì hé biǎoyáng duì xiǎoháir tǐng yǒuyòng de, xiàcì wǒ yě shìshi.
Turns out encouragement and praise are quite useful for kids. I'll try it next time, too.
Text 3
原来寄信需要好几天，现在连邮局都不用去，只要在家里上网发个电子邮件，用不了一分钟，远处的朋友就能收到，比写信封用的时间都短。
Yuánlái jì xìn xūyào hǎo jǐ tiān, xiànzài lián yóujú dōu bùyòng qù, zhǐyào zài jiālǐ shàngwǎng fā gè diànzǐ yóujiàn, yòng bù liǎo yì fēnzhōng, yuǎnchù de péngyǒu jiù néng shōudào, bǐ xiě xìnfēng yòng de shíjiān dōu duǎn.
It used to take several days to mail a letter. Now you don’t even need to go to the post office; just go online at home and send an email; it takes less than a minute, and friends far away can receive it, which is even shorter than the time spent addressing an envelope.
Text 5
我原来以为做生意很简单，后来才发现其实并不容易，现在赚钱越来越难了。
Wǒ yuánlái yǐwéi zuò shēngyi hěn jiǎndān, hòulái cái fāxiàn qíshí bìng bù róngyì, xiànzài zhuànqián yuèláiyuè nán le.
I used to think doing business was very simple, but later I realized it's actually not easy, and now making money is getting harder and harder.
Text 3
看你得意的样子！还以为你高兴是为了支持环保，原来是因为不用加班啊！
Kàn nǐ déyì de yàngzǐ! Hái yǐwéi nǐ gāoxìng shì wèile zhīchí huánbǎo, yuánlái shì yīnwèi bùyòng jiābān a!
Look how smug you are! I thought you were happy to support environmental protection, but it turns out it's because you don't have to work overtime!
Text 3
第二天，他路过小区门口时，又仔细看了一下广告，原来在记号码的时候写错了一个数字。
Dì èr tiān, tā lùguò xiǎoqū ménkǒu shí, yòu zǐxì kàn le yí xià guǎnggào, yuánlái zài jì hàomǎ de shíhou xiě cuò le yí gè shùzì.
The next day, as he passed the entrance to the residential complex, he looked carefully at the ad again, and it turned out that he had written one digit wrong when writing down the number.
Text 4
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