<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" (similar to <a href= "%E6%9C%AC%E6%9D%A5" class="uri" title="wikilink">本来</a>) or "former." It can also mean "all along," and can be used to indicate a sudden realization of something previously unknown, a bit like "so it's been like that all along, how could I not have realized?"</p> <h2 id="原来-as-originally">原来 as "Originally"</h2> <p>Here 原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" or "original."</p> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>原来 + 的 + Noun</p> <p>Subj. + 原来 + [Verb Phrase]</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>你 <em>原来</em> 的 发型 很 可爱。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yuánlái</em> de fàxíng hěn kě'ài.</span><span class= "trans">Your original hairstyle was very cute.</span></li> <li>这 件 衣服 <em>原来</em> 的 价格 是 999 块。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu <em>yuánlái</em> de jiàgé shì 999 kuài.</span><span class= "trans">The original price is 999 RMB.</span></li> <li>他 <em>原来</em> 不 知道 这 件 事， 是 我 刚刚 跟 他 说 的 。 <span class= "pinyin">Tā <em>yuánlái</em> bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, shì wǒ gānggāng gēn tā shuō de.</span><span class="trans">Originally he didn't know about this. I just told him.</span></li> <li>我们 <em>原来</em> 住 在 浦东 ， 几个月 以前 搬 到 了 这边 。 <span class= "pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yuánlái</em> zhù zài Pǔdōng, jǐ gè yuè yǐqián bān dào le zhèbiān.</span><span class="trans">Originally we lived in Pudong. We moved here a few months ago.</span></li> <li>她 <em>原来</em> 是 他 的 中文 老师，现在 是 他 老婆。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yuánlái</em> shì tā de Zhōngwén lǎoshī, xiànzài shì tā lǎopo.</span><span class="trans">She was originally his Chinese teacher. She is now his wife.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="原来-as-all-along">原来 as "All along"</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>原来 + [New Information]</p> </div> <p>Here 原来 means "all along."</p> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>原来</em> 是 你 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> shì nǐ!</span><span class="trans">So it was you all along!</span></li> <li><em>原来</em> 你们 认识 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐmen rènshi!</span> <span class="trans">So you've known each other this whole time!</span></li> <li><em>原来</em> 他 是 你 前男友 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> tā shì nǐ qián nányǒu!</span><span class="trans">It turns out he was you ex-boyfriend!</span></li> <li><em>原来</em> 你 这么 有钱！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐ zhème yǒuqián!</span><span class="trans">It turns out you are so rich!</span></li> <li><em>原来</em> 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？ <span class= "pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐ zài piàn wǒ! Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?</span><span class="trans">You have been tricking me, how could I be so stupid?</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>The more formal expression 原来如此 can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3, to mean "oh, so it's like that is it?"</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 94-6) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 195-6) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC5)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)</a> (pp. 29)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083">→buy</a></li> <li><a href= "Short-term_Spoken_Chinese:_Elementary_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E9%80%9F%E6%88%90%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)</a> (pp. 22-23) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>