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本来
本來
běnlái
1.
original
2.
originally
3.
at first
4.
it goes without saying
5.
of book
HSK 4
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Compound Words (1)
Example Sentences (4)
对啊，他本来就是京剧演员，年轻时在我们那儿很有名，深受观众们的喜爱。
Duì a, tā běnlái jiù shì jīngjù yǎnyuán, niánqīng shí zài wǒmen nàr hěn yǒumíng, shēnshòu guānzhòngmen de xǐ'ài.
Yeah, he was originally a Peking Opera actor. When he was young, he was very famous in our area and was deeply loved by the audience.
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本来是小李负责的，但是他突然生病住院了，所以就交给我来做了。
Běnlái shì Xiǎo Lǐ fùzé de, dànshì tā tūrán shēngbìng zhùyuàn le, suǒyǐ jiù jiāogěi wǒ lái zuò le.
It was originally Xiao Li's job, but he suddenly got sick and was hospitalized, so it was given to me to do.
Text 2
航班本来是十点的，后来机场网站上通知推迟了一个小时，所以九点半以前到就应该没问题。
Hángbān běnlái shì shí diǎn de, hòulái jīchǎng wǎngzhàn shàng tōngzhī tuīchí le yí gè xiǎoshí, suǒyǐ jiǔ diǎn bàn yǐqián dào jiù yīnggāi méi wèntí.
The flight was originally at 10:00; later the airport website announced a one-hour delay, so arriving before 9:30 should be no problem.
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我本来已经打算放弃了，但是你刚才的话让我改变了主意。这些饼干和巧克力送给你了。
Wǒ běnlái yǐjīng dǎsuàn fàngqì le, dànshì nǐ gāngcái de huà ràng wǒ gǎibiàn le zhǔyì. Zhèxiē bǐnggān hé qiǎokèlì sòng gěi nǐ le.
I had already planned to give up, but what you just said made me change my mind. These cookies and chocolate are for you.
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