originally (adv./adj.)
HSK 4
Traditional
原來
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
原来你住在这个城市！ yuánlái nǐ zhù zài zhège chéngshì! - So you live in this city!
我原来以为他不喜欢我。 wǒ yuánlái yǐwéi tā bù xǐhuān wǒ. - I used to think he didn't like me.
原来这件事情是这样的。 yuánlái zhè jiàn shìqíng shì zhèyàng de. - So this is how it happened.
她原来是个很有名的演员。 tā yuánlái shì gè hěn yǒumíng de yǎnyuán. - She used to be a very famous actress.
原来你是这里的老板！ yuánlái nǐ shì zhèlǐ de lǎobǎn! - So you are the boss here!
Characters
来 lái - to come | HSK 1
原 yuán - former, original |