yuán​lái

originally

  • created reference approved 元来/元來 → 原来/原來 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    元来 / 元來 yuán​lái

    原来 / 原來 yuán​lái

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 元来/元來 · yuán​lái · originally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    元来 / 元來

    yuán​lái

    originally

    originally; formerly; at first; in the beginning

    元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 元来/元來 · yuán​lái · actually — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    元来 / 元來

    yuán​lái

    actually

    actually; as it turns out; used to express the discovery of the truth about a situation

    元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense