{{Grammar Box}} 原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" (similar to [[本来]]) 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?" ==原来 as "Originally"== Here 原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" or "original." ===Structure===
原来 + 的 + Noun Subj. + 原来 + [Verb Phrase]
=== Examples ===
*你 原来 的 发型 很 可爱。 Nǐ yuánlái de fàxíng hěn kě'ài.Your original hairstyle was very cute. *这 件 衣服 原来 的 价格 是 999 块。Zhè jiàn yīfu yuánlái de jiàgé shì 999 kuài.The original price is 999 RMB. *他 原来 不 知道 这 件 事， 是 我 刚刚 跟 他 说 的 。 Tā yuánlái bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, shì wǒ gānggāng gēn tā shuō de.Originally he didn't know about this. I just told him. *我们 原来 住 在 浦东 ， 几个月 以前 搬 到 了 这边 。 Wǒmen yuánlái zhù zài Pǔdōng, jǐ gè yuè yǐqián bān dào le zhèbiān.Originally we lived in Pudong. We moved here a few months ago. *她 原来 是 他 的 中文 老师，现在 是 他 老婆。 Tā yuánlái shì tā de Zhōngwén lǎoshī, xiànzài shì tā lǎopo.She was originally his Chinese teacher. She is now his wife.
== 原来 as "All along" == ===Structure===
原来 + [New Information]
Here 原来 means "all along." === Examples ===
*原来 是 你 ！Yuánlái shì nǐ!So it was you all along! *原来 你们 认识 ！Yuánlái nǐmen rènshi! So you've known each other this whole time! *原来 他 是 你 前男友 ！Yuánlái tā shì nǐ qián nányǒu!It turns out he was you ex-boyfriend! *原来 你 这么 有钱！Yuánlái nǐ zhème yǒuqián!It turns out you are so rich! *原来 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？ Yuánlái nǐ zài piàn wǒ! Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?You have been tricking me, how could I be so stupid?
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?" ==See also== == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) ]] (pp. 94-6) [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] * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 195-6) [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] * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)]] (pp. 29)[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] * [[Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)]] (pp. 22-23) [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] [[Category: B1 grammar points]] {{Basic Grammar|原来|B1|原来⋯⋯|原来 昨天 那个 人 是 你 啊 。|grammar point|ASGTKXFR}} {{Similar|Expressing "originally" with "benlai"}} {{Similar|Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"}} {{POS|Adverbs}} {{Used for|explaining}} {{Used for|justifying}} {{Translation|all along}} {{Translation|originally}}