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本来
běn lái
originally, at first
HSK 4Epic
What does 本来 mean?
本来 (pinyin: běn lái) means originally, at first. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 本来
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 本 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 来
The characters of 本来
| 本 | běn | classifier for books (HSK 1) |
| 来 | lái | to come (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 4 words
| 关键 | guān jiàn | key, crucial |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police officer, police |
| 广告 | guǎng gào | advertisement, ad |
| 条件 | tiáo jiàn | condition, criterion |
| 挂 | guà | to hang (up) |
| 陪 | péi | accompany |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very, extremely, quite |
| 省 | shěng | province, save |
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