9 sentences for 原來 (yuán​lái — originally)

1. 他原来是这里的职工。

   tā yuán​lái shì zhè​lǐ de zhí​gōng.

   He used to be an employee here.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 我原来生活在澳洲。

   wǒ yuán​lái shēng​huó zài ào​zhōu.

   I used to live in Australia.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 我原来住在一片树林里。

   wǒ yuán​lái zhù zài yī​piàn shù​lín li.

   I used to live in a forest.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 这房间原来是卧室。

   zhè fáng​jiān yuán​lái shì wò​shì.

   This room was originally a bedroom.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 实际上我原来是学画画的。

   shí​jì​shang wǒ yuán​lái shì xué huà huà de.

   Actually, I originally studied painting.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 罗马历法原来只有十个月。

   luó​mǎ lì​fǎ yuán​lái zhǐ​yǒu shí ge yuè.

   The original Roman calendar only had 10 months.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 新奥尔良原来是法国的殖民地。

   xīn'ào'ěr​liáng yuán​lái shì fǎ​guó de zhí​mín​dì.

   New Orleans was originally a French colony.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 你知道，这间房间原来是谁的吗？

   nǐ zhī​dao, zhè jiān fáng​jiān yuán​lái shì shéi de ma?

   Do you know whose room this used to be?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

9. 我认识的大多数结了婚的人都和不是他们原来“类型”的人安定下来了。

   wǒ rèn​shi de dà​duō​shù jié le hūn de rén dōu hé bù​shì tā​men yuán​lái“ lèi​xíng” de rén ān​dìng xià lai le.

   Most married people I know settled down with someone who wasn’t their original ‘type’.

   Source: CCMatrix