Word: 原来 (yuánlái)

Traditional: 原來

原来 dictionary entry

yuánlái: so, actually, as it turns out; original; originally

Full dictionary entry for 原来

What 原来 means in each sentence

so, actually, as it turns out 8 sentences
original 4 sentences

Example sentences using 原来

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原来你很倔。

Yuánlái nǐ hěn juè.

Originally, you were very stubborn.
原来你是这样想的。

Yuánlái nǐ shì zhèyàng xiǎng de.

Ah, so that is your thinking!
原来是您啊，久仰久仰！

Yuánlái shì nín a, jiǔyǎng-jiǔyǎng!

So it's you! It's an honor to finally meet you!
原来都是假的。

Yuánlái dōu shì jiǎ de.

So it was all a lie.
哈，原来你躲在这儿！

Hā, yuánlái nǐ duǒ zài zhèr!

Ha, so you were hiding here!
她的头发长回原来的长度了。

Tā de tóufa zhǎng huí yuánlái de chángdù le.

Her hair grew back to its original length.
我以为他是男的，原来她是女的。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì nán de, yuánlái tā shì nǚ de.

I had thought that he was a man, but it turned out that he was a woman.
我们以为是谁，原来是您呀！

Wǒmen yǐwéi shì shéi, yuánlái shì nín ya!

We were wondering who it was, and it turns out that it was you!
把书放回原来的地方。

Bǎ shū fàng huí yuánlái de dìfang.

Put the book back where you found it.
把书放回它原来的地方。

Bǎ shū fàng huí tā yuánlái de dìfang.

Put the book back where it was.
这所小学原来是村里民办的。

Zhè suǒ xiǎoxué yuánlái shì cūnlǐ mínbàn de.

This primary school was originally run by the villagers themselves.
难怪他今天没来，原来他生病了。

Nánguài tā jīntiān méi lái, yuánlái tā shēngbìng le.

No wonder he didn't come today; it turns out he's sick.
飞机偏离了原来的路线。

Fēijī piānlíle yuánlái de lùxiàn.

The plane deviated from its original route.