原来 (原來)
yuán lái
Pinyin

Definition

原来 (原來)
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yuán lái
  1. original
  2. former
  3. originally
  4. formerly
  5. at first
  6. so, actually, as it turns out

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原
Yuán
  1. 1 Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon

Idioms (6)

原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
星星之火，可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
  1. 1 a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
略迹原情
lu:è jì yuán qíng
  1. 1 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget

Sample Sentences

秦宇终于松了一口气，原来是个乌龙，只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字，聊了几句，原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧，同时也是个古董控，一个月前去了上海玩，在上海看了几场话剧，还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信，但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了，暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ，yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ，zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ，liáo le jǐ jù ，yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ，tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ，yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ，zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ，hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ，dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ，zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
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后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听，才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后，在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上，当场身亡，香消玉陨了，而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
hòulái QínYǔ xiàng nǚháiēr de línjū men dǎting ，cái zhīdào yuánlái nǚháiēr yuè rì zài Shànghǎi kàn wán huàjù biǎoyǎn hòu ，zài huí jiǔdiàn de lùshang bèi yīgè jiǔhòu jiàchē de sījī zhuàng shàng ，dāngchǎng shēnwáng ，xiāngxiāoyùyǔn le ，ér yuè rì nàtiān zhènghǎo shì nǚháiēr de tóuqī 。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.
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原来又脏又臭的养猪场变身身美丽牧场，还吸引了不少游客。周边六千多名农民都能从中受惠，平均每人每年能增收一点二一万元。”叶金荣说。
yuánlái yòu zāng yòu chòu de yǎngzhūchǎng biànshēn shēn měilì mùchǎng ，hái xīyǐn le bùshǎo yóukè 。zhōubiān liù qiān duō míng nóngmín dōu néng cóngzhōng shòuhuì ，píngjūn měirén měinián néng zēng shōu yī diǎn èr yī wàn yuán 。”yèjīnróng shuō 。
The once dirty and smelly pig farm had turned into a beautiful pasture and has attracted many tourists. More than 6,000 farmers in the surrounding area can benefit from it, and the average person’s income can increase by 12.1 thousand yuan per year, Ye Jinrong said.
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原来，这家养老院推出了“陪伴是最长情的告白”志愿服务项目，年轻人可租住养老院的部分房间，月租仅三百元，但每人每月要为老人提供二十小时的志愿服务。
yuánlái ，zhè jiā yǎnglǎoyuàn tuīchū le “péibàn shì zuì chángqíng de gàobái ”zhìyuàn fúwù xiàngmù ，niánqīngrén kě zūzhù yǎnglǎoyuàn de bùfen fángjiān ，yuè zū jǐn sān bǎi yuán ，dàn měirén měiyuè yào wèi lǎorén tígōng èrshí xiǎoshí de zhìyuàn fúwù 。
It turned out that this nursing home launched the "Companionship is the most long-lasting" volunteer service project. Young people can rent rooms in the nursing home for a monthly rent of only 300 yuan, but each person must provide 20 hours of volunteer service for the elderly every month.
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原来，是那位让他心仪的女孩儿再度现身咖啡店！
yuánlái ，shì nà wèi ràng tā xīnyí de nǚháiēr zàidù xiànshēn kāfēidiàn ！
Turns out, it was the girl that he admires that appeared in the cafe again!
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原来如此，我就说怎么车走得这么僵硬呢。
yuánlái rúcǐ ，wǒ jiù shuō zěnme chē zǒu de zhème jiāngyìng ne 。
No wonder! I was thinking why the car is moving slowly.
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于是乐广立马奔去找友人，将友人带回自己家中，又将情况重新完整地还原了一次。友人一看”唷！这不就是我当天喝下去的那条蛇吗？原来它压根儿就不是蛇，只是弓的倒影，是我自己吓自己！虚惊一场！”。知道了原委，他这病也就立刻痊愈了。
yúshì YuèGuǎng lìmǎ bēn qù zhǎo yǒurén ，jiāng yǒurén dài huí zìjǐ jiā zhōng ，yòu jiāng qíngkuàng chóngxīn wánzhěng de huányuán le yīcì 。yǒurén yī kàn ”yō ！zhè bù jiùshì wǒ dāngtiān hē xiàqù de nà tiáo shé ma ？yuánlái tā yàgēnr jiù búshi shé ，zhǐshì gōng de dàoyǐng ，shì wǒ zìjǐ hè zìjǐ ！xūjīngyìchǎng ！”。zhīdào le yuánwěi ，tā zhè bìng yě jiù lìkè quányù le 。
He rushed to his friend's immediately, brought him back to his place, and restored the scene again. Once his friend saw it, he realized,"Oh! Isn't this the snake I swallowed down that day? It turns out that it is not a snake at all, but a reflection of the bow. I was scaring myself. False alarm!" After knowing the whole story, he restored his health immediately.
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浦东新区区委办行政审批制度改革处处长肖林说，原来外籍人员来华工作，先要进行体检再到人社部门申请工作许可，再凭工作许可证去出入境办理居留许可，全程无缝衔接也要22个工作日。
Pǔdōngxīnqū qū Wěi bàn xíngzhèng shěnpī zhìdù gǎigé chùchù cháng xiàolín shuō ，yuánlái wàijí rényuán láiHuá gōngzuò ，xiān yào jìnxíng tǐjiǎn zài dào rén shè bùmén shēnqǐng gōngzuò xǔkě ，zài píng gōngzuò xǔkězhèng qù chūrù jìng bànlǐ jūliú xǔkě ，quánchéng wúfèng xiánjiē yě yào ge gōngzuòrì 。
Xiao Lin, director of the reform department of the administrative examination and approval system of the Pudong New Area District Office, said that the foreigners who came to work in China must first undergo a medical examination, then apply for a work permit to the human society department, and then apply for a residence permit with the work permit. It takes 22 working days to connect seamlessly
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好好好...哇原来阁下就是李剑客啊，久仰久仰。
hǎo hǎo hǎo ...wā yuánlái géxià jiùshì Lǐ jiànkè a ，jiǔyǎngjiǔyǎng 。
Fine... Wow, so you're Mr. Lee the Swordsman! Your reputation precedes you!
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十一月十一日，北京公交集团发出通告，按照上级关于国贸地区疏解整治的工作要求，从十二日起，原来从燕郊冶金一局通往八王坟西的八一一路，终点站改为通州北苑路口东。
shíyī yuè shíyī rì ，běijīnggōngjiāojítuán fāchū tōnggào ，ànzhào shàngjí guānyú guómào dìqū shūjiě zhěngzhì de gōngzuò yāoqiú ，cóng shíèr rì qǐ ，yuánlái cóng yānjiāoyějīnyījú tōngwǎng bāwángfénxī de bāyīyī lù ，zhōngdiǎnzhàn gǎiwéi tōngzhōuběiyuànlùkǒudōng 。
On November 11th, the Beijing Public Transport Group issued a circular. In an attempt by the authorities to reduce the traffic around the international trade area, from the 12th, the original station from Yanjiao Metallurgical Bureau to Bayi Tomb West, Bayi 1st Road, the terminal Changed to Tongzhou Beiyuan Road East.
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