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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

Character Breakdown

本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1 5 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

本来面目
běnláimiànmù
true colors

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