原来 原來
原来 原來 yuán lái ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ jyun4 loi4 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2 高階級 · Level 4
- original; former
- originally; formerly; at first
- so, actually, as it turns out
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原
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 原则 原則 yuán zé ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ jyun4 zak1 principle
- 原创 原創 yuán chuàng ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤˋ jyun4 cong3 to create (an original work)
- 原告 yuán gào ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄠˋ jyun4 gou3 complainant
- 原因 yuán yīn ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ jyun4 jan1 cause
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- 原地 yuán dì ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ jyun4 dei6 (in) the original place
- 原型 yuán xíng ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jyun4 jing4 model
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 原形 yuán xíng ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jyun4 jing4 original shape
- 原料 yuán liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 原有 yuán yǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ jyun4 jau5 original
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ jyun4 zong6 previous condition
- 原理 yuán lǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ jyun4 lei5 principle
- 原装 原裝 yuán zhuāng ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤ jyun4 zong1 genuine
- 原谅 原諒 yuán liàng ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jyun4 loeng6 to excuse
- 原野 yuán yě ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄝˇ jyun4 je5 plain
- 平原 píng yuán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ping4 jyun4 field
- 复原 復原 fù yuán ㄈㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ fuk6 jyun4 to restore (sth) to (its) former condition
来 來
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 来信 來信 lái xìn ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ loi4 seon3 incoming letter
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
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- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 来客 來客 lái kè ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˋ loi4 haak3 guest
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 来历 來歷 lái lì ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧˋ loi4 lik6 history
- 来源 來源 lái yuán ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc)
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 来访 來訪 lái fǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄤˇ loi4 fong2 to pay a visit
- 来宾 來賓 lái bīn ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄣ loi4 ban1 guest
- 来电 來電 lái diàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ loi4 din6 incoming telephone call (or telegram)
- 传来 傳來 chuán lái ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cyun4 loi4 (of a sound) to come through
- 出来 出來 chū lái ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ceot1 loi4 to come out
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
Idioms with these characters
- 略迹原情 略跡原情 lüè jì yuán qíng ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ loek6 zik1 jyun4 cing4 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
- 问鼎中原 問鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ man6 ding2 zung1 jyun4 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
- 物归原主 物歸原主 wù guī yuán zhǔ ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ mat6 gwai1 jyun4 zyu2 (idiom) to return sth to its rightful owner
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- 原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng bù dòng ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ jyun4 fung1 bat1 dung6 lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom)
- 原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyun4 loi4 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
- 原形毕露 原形畢露 yuán xíng bì lù ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ jyun4 jing4 bat1 lou6 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
- 逐鹿中原 zhú lù Zhōng yuán ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ zuk6 luk6 zung1 jyun4 lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
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- 风雨欲来 風雨欲來 fēng yǔ yù lái ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ fung1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 lit. storm clouds approach
- 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái ㄈㄣ ㄓˋ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ fan1 zi3 daap6 loi4 to come thick and fast (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 呼来喝去 呼來喝去 hū lái hè qù ㄏㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
- 呼之即来 呼之即來 hū zhī jí lái ㄏㄨ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ fu1 zi1 zik1 loi4 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
Example sentences
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原来如此 原來如此 ！
So that's how it is!
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原来如此 原來如此 。
So that's what it is.
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原来如此 原來如此 。
I see.
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原来 原來 你 很 倔 。
Originally, you were very stubborn.
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原来 原來 都 是 假 的 。
So it was all a lie.
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