原来 yuán lái — originally; formerly; as it turns out; actually

原来
yuán lái

Characters: 原 · 来

Definitions

  1. originally; formerly; as it turns out; actually

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. original
  2. former
  3. originally
  4. formerly
  5. at first
  6. so, actually, as it turns out

zdic(汉典)

  1. 最初或未经改变的状态。
  2. 表示发现先前未知的情况。

ExtDict

  1. 当初
  2. 未经改变的
  3. 时间副词。表示发现从前不知道的情况。

Examples

  • 我说屋里怎么这么安静，原来大家都出去了。

    I wondered why the house was so quiet; it turns out everyone had gone out.

  • 这里原来是一片荒地，如今盖起了高楼。

    This place used to be wasteland; now it's lined with tall buildings.

  • 他原来并不叫这个名字，是后来改的。

    He didn't originally have this name; he changed it later.