73 sentences for 本 (běn — originally) — page 1 of 4

1. 也许我们本该监视他。

   yě​xǔ wǒ​men běn gāi jiān​shì tā.

   Perhaps we should have watched him.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 我本可以让你幸福的。

   wǒ běn kě​yǐ ràng nǐ xìng​fú de.

   I could've made you happy.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 我们本可以救他们的。

   wǒ​men běn kě​yǐ jiù tā​men de.

   We could have saved them.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 你们的朋友本不必死。

   nǐ​men de péng​you běn bù​bì sǐ.

   Your friend didn't have to die.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 我本想给你打电话的。

   wǒ běn xiǎng gěi nǐ dǎ diàn​huà de.

   I was meaning to call you.

   Source: Tatoeba

6. 我本可以做点什么的。

   wǒ běn kě​yǐ zuò diǎn shén​me de.

   I could've done something.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

7. 我本可以重新开始的。

   wǒ běn kě​yǐ chóng​xīn kāi​shǐ de.

   I could've started over again.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 我本想做那张唱片的。

   wǒ běn xiǎng zuò nà zhāng chàng​piàn de.

   I wanted to make that record.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

9. 你本是我最后的希望。

   nǐ běn shì wǒ zuì​hòu de xī​wàng.

   You were my last hope.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

10. 我本应该告诉你实话。

    wǒ běn yīng​gāi gào​su nǐ shí​huà.

    I should've told you the truth.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

11. 他本会成为你的噩梦。

    tā běn huì chéng​wéi nǐ de è​mèng.

    He would have been your nightmare.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

12. 我本该征得你的同意。

    wǒ běn gāi zhēng​dé nǐ de tóng​yì.

    I should have asked your permission.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

13. 我本应该做得更多。

    wǒ běn yīng​gāi zuò de gèng duō.

    I should have done more.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

14. 你本可以告诉我真相的。

    nǐ běn kě​yǐ gào​su wǒ zhēn​xiàng de.

    You could have told me the truth.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

15. 我本应该陪在你身边的。

    wǒ běn yīng​gāi péi zài nǐ shēn​biān de.

    I should've been there for you.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

16. 我本以为我做好准备了。

    wǒ běn yǐ​wéi wǒ zuò hǎo zhǔn​bèi le.

    I thought I was ready.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

17. 我本可以做任何事。

    wǒ běn kě​yǐ zuò rèn​hé shì.

    I could've done anything.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

18. 卿本佳人，奈何从贼？

    qīng běn jiā​rén, nài​hé cóng zéi?

    You were originally a person of character; why did you turn to a life of crime?

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

19. 我本可以拦住她的。

    wǒ běn kě​yǐ lán​zhù tā de.

    I could have stopped her.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

20. 你本应该接受他的建议。

    nǐ běn yīng​gāi jiē​shòu tā de jiàn​yì.

    You should have accepted his advice.

    Source: Tatoeba