created sense approved 原来/原來 · yuánlái · original — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
原来 / 原來
yuánlái
original
attributive adjective used to describe a state or situation as it was previously; former; initial
原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · original 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
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created sense approved 原来/原來 · yuánlái · originally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
原来 / 原來
yuánlái
originally
originally; formerly; at first
原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · originally 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
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created sense approved 原来/原來 · yuánlái · as it turns out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
原来 / 原來
yuánlái
as it turns out
used when discovering the truth about a situation or realizing something previously unknown; as a matter of fact; actually
原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · originally 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
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created sense approved 原来/原來 · yuánlái · the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
原来 / 原來
yuánlái
the past
noun referring to the beginning or how things used to be
原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · origin 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
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