Word: 本来 (běnlái) it goes without saying; of course

These are the example sentences using 本来 in the sense it goes without saying; of course. Every sentence using 本来 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 本來

Example sentences using 本来 in this sense

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• 人性本来就很复杂。

  Rénxìng běnlái jiù hěn fùzá.

  Human nature is complicated to begin with.

• 干活拿工资，本来就天经地义。

  Gànhuó ná gōngzī, běnlái jiù tiānjīngdìyì.

  Getting paid for your work is only right and proper.

• 我本来应该读一下这本书。

  Wǒ běnlái yīnggāi dú yíxià zhè běn shū.

  Of course I should read this book.