原来 yuán lái
HSK 4 word · traditional 原來
Meanings
- original; former
- originally; formerly; at first
- so, actually, as it turns out
Characters
Example sentences
原来如此！
So that's how it is!
Tatoeba #523605 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
原来都是假的。
So it was all a lie.
Tatoeba #2301453 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
原来如此。
I see.
Tatoeba #2350399 by hutian (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).