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原来
yuán lái
originally, actually
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What does 原来 mean?
原来 (pinyin: yuán lái) means originally, actually. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 原来
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 原 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 来
The characters of 原来
| 原 | yuán | component character |
| 来 | lái | to come (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 4 words
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; moreover |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law |
| 光 | guāng | light |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | include |
| 严重 | yán zhòng | serious, severe |
| 往 | wǎng | toward, to go toward |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology, technique |
Full HSK 4 list · Translate a sentence with 原来
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