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原来

yuánlái

Traditional: 原來

original; former

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Meaning of 原来 in English

yuánláiHSK 4noun, adjective, adverbSyllabus #1900
  1. original; former
  2. originally; formerly; at first
  3. so, actually, as it turns out

Characters

原 on its own →
yuán · former

HSK words with 原

原谅HSK 4原因HSK 4原HSK 5原有HSK 5原则HSK 5草原HSK 6高原HSK 6还原HSK 6原本HSK 6原理HSK 6
来 on its own →
lái · to come

HSK words with 来

来HSK 1出来HSK 2过来HSK 2回来HSK 2进来HSK 2起来HSK 2上来HSK 2下来HSK 2后来HSK 3看来HSK 3

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences