originally; former; turn out to be
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Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesnoun
originally; in the beginning; formerly
Refers to a past state or time, often contrasting with the present.
Xiàn现
zài在
de的
rì日
zi子
bǐ比
yuán原
lái来
hǎo好
duō多
le了
。
Life now is much better than it was before.
Wǒ我
yuán原
lái来
zhù住
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
，
qù去
nián年
bān搬
dào到
le了
Shàng上
hǎi海
。
I originally lived in Beijing and moved to Shanghai last year.
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Tā他
yuán原
lái来
de的
zhí职
yè业
shì是
lǎo老
shī师
。
His former profession was teacher.
adjective
original; initial; unchanged
Attributive adjective, often modifies nouns like 'plan', 'place', or 'state'.
Àn按
yuán原
lái来
de的
jì计
huà划
zhí执
xíng行
。
Proceed according to the original plan.
Tā他
hái还
zhù住
zài在
yuán原
lái来
de的
dì地
fang方
。
He still lives in the same place.
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Qǐng请
bǎo保
chí持
wén文
jiàn件
yuán原
lái来
de的
gé格
shì式
。
Please keep the file in its original format.
adverb
so it turns out that...; actually; now I realize
Expresses sudden realization or discovery of the truth, often at the beginning of a sentence.
Yuán原
lái来
shì是
nǐ你
！
So it was you!
Wǒ我
shuō说
yè夜
lǐ里
zěn怎
me么
zhè这
me么
lěng冷
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
xià下
xuě雪
le了
。
I was wondering why it was so cold at night—it turns out it snowed.
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Yuán原
lái来
tā他
zǎo早
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
le了
。
So he already knew it all along.
Nào闹
zhōng钟
méi没
xiǎng响
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
méi没
diàn电
le了
。
The alarm didn't go off—it turns out the battery was dead.