原來

See also: 原来

Chinese

 
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
to come
trad. (原來)
simp. (原来)
alt. forms 元來元来

Pronunciation


Noun

原來

  1. the beginning; the past
    回到原來 / 回到原来   huídào yuánlái   to return to the past

Adjective

原來

  1. (attributive) original
    回到原來地方 / 回到原来地方   huídào yuánlái de dìfāng   to return to the original place

Adverb

原來

  1. originally
  2. as it turns out; in fact
    原來這裡 / 原来这里   Yuánlái nǐ yě zài zhèlǐ”   "So You are Here Too" (song title)
    Jyun4 loi4 hai6 nei5 gaau2 sing4 gam2 ge3. [Jyutping]
    So it was you who did this.

Derived terms

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