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本来

běnlái

Traditional: 本來

original

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Meaning of 本来 in English

běnláiHSK 4adjective, adverbSyllabus #1025
  1. original
  2. originally
  3. at first
  4. it goes without saying
  5. of course

Example sentences

  1. 我这个下午本来想去逛街。
    wǒ zhè ge xià wǔ běn lái xiǎng qù guàng jiē。
    I had intended to go shopping this afternoon.
    Tatoeba #9963214 by GlossaMatik · #5852252 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我本来预备今天去海滩的，但接着天就开始下雨了。
    wǒ běn lái yù bèi jīn tiān qù hǎi tān de， dàn jiē zhe tiān jiù kāi shǐ xià yǔ le。
    I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.
    Tatoeba #502840 by fucongcong · #1863 by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 本来这间房间里没有家具。
    běn lái zhè jiān fáng jiān lǐ méi yǒu jiā jù。
    The room originally had no furniture.
    Tatoeba #1325324 by vicch · #1795957 by ifethereal · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

本 on its own →
běn · classifier for books, periodicals, files

HSK words with 本

本HSK 1本子HSK 2课本HSK 3笔记本HSK 3本科HSK 4基本HSK 4基本上HSK 4本地HSK 5本领HSK 5本人HSK 5
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