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原来 (yuán lái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

原来 (yuán lái) is a Chinese word: originally; it turns out that. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 原来

副 fù adverb

originally; it turns out that

原来你是老师。

yuán lái nǐ shì lǎo shī

So you're a teacher.

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Word breakdown

原 yuán — original, source, initial state

来 lái — indicates a state coming from the past

Structure & writing
1 原 yuán — original; initial
原 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.2 泉 quán — spring water
泉 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 来 lái — to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去
来 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

Stroke order