Word: 原来 (yuánlái) Traditional: 原來 原来 dictionary entry yuánlái original; originally; so, actually, as it turns out Full dictionary entry for 原来 Example sentences using 原来 6 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 原来你是这样想的。 Yuánlái nǐ shì zhèyàng xiǎng de. Ah, so that is your thinking! 原来都是假的。 Yuánlái dōu shì jiǎ de. So it was all a lie. 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 dìfāng. 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 dìfāng. Put the book back where it was.