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  <h1><span class="hanzi">原来</span> (<span class="pinyin">yuánlái</span>)</h1>

  <p><span class="hanzi">原来</span> (<span class="pinyin">yuánlái</span>) means "<b>originally</b>" (similar to <a href="%E6%9C%AC%E6%9D%A5" class="uri" title="wikilink">本来</a>) or "<b>former</b>." It can also mean "<b>all along,</b>" 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>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
    </ol>
  </ol>

  <h2 id="原来-as-originally"><span class="hanzist">原来</span>as "Originally"</h2>

  <p>Here <span class="hanzi">原来</span> (<span class="pinyin">yuánlái</span>) means "originally" or "original."</p>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      <span class="hanzist">原来</span> + <span class="hanzist">的</span> + Noun
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    <p></p>

    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">原来</span> + [Verb Phrase]
    </div>
  </div>

  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">你 原来 的 发型 很 可爱。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ yuánlái de fàxíng hěn kě'ài.</span><br/><span> Your original hairstyle was very cute.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 件 衣服 原来 的 价格 是 999 块。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu yuánlái de jiàgé shì 999 kuài.</span><br/><span> The original price is 999 RMB.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 原来 不 知道 这 件 事， 是 我 刚刚 跟 他 说 的 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā yuánlái bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, shì wǒ gānggāng gēn tā shuō de.</span><br/><span> Originally he didn't know about this. I just told him.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 原来 住 在 浦东 ， 几个月 以前 搬 到 了 这边 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen yuánlái zhù zài Pǔdōng, jǐ gè yuè yǐqián bān dào le zhèbiān.</span><br/><span> Originally we lived in Pudong. We moved here a few months ago.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">她 原来 是 他 的 中文 老师，现在 是 他 老婆。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Tā yuánlái shì tā de Zhōngwén lǎoshī, xiànzài shì tā lǎopo.</span><br/><span> She was originally his Chinese teacher. She is now his wife.</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <h2 id="原来-as-all-along"><span class="hanzist">原来</span> as "All along"</h2>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      <span class="hanzist">原来</span> + [New Information]
    </div>
  </div>

  <p>Here <span class="hanzi">原来</span> means "all along."</p>

  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">原来 是 你 ！</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Yuánlái shì nǐ!</span><br/><span> So it was you all along!</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">原来 你们 认识 ！</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Yuánlái nǐmen rènshi!</span><br/> <span> So you've known each other this whole time!</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">原来 他 是 你 前男友 ！</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Yuánlái tā shì nǐ qián nányǒu!</span><br/><span> It turns out he was you ex-boyfriend!</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">原来 你 这么 有钱！</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Yuánlái nǐ zhème yǒuqián!</span><br/><span> It turns out you are so rich!</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">原来 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Yuánlái nǐ zài piàn wǒ! Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?</span><br/><span> You have been tricking me, how could I be so stupid?</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <p>The more formal expression <span class="hanzi">原来如此</span> can be used like <span class="hanzi">原来是这样</span> in example 3, to mean "<b>oh, so it's like that is it?</b>"</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>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp. 94-6)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 195-6)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本5</span>) (pp. 29)</li>

    <li>Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (<span class="hanzi">汉语口语速成基础篇</span>) (pp. 22-23)</li>
  </ul>


Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"

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Level B1
Similar to
Expressing "no wonder" (B1)
Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai" (B2)
Expressing "originally" with "benlai" (B2)
Used for
Explaining, Justifying
Keywords
原来
Translations
all along, originally
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?"

Contents

  
1 Used as "Original" or "Originally"
1.1 Structure
1.2 Examples
2 Used as "All along"
2.1 Structure
2.2 Examples
3 See also
4 Sources and further reading
4.1 Books
Used as "Original" or "Originally"

Structure

原来 + 的 + Noun

Subj. + 原来 + Predicate

Examples

你 原来 的 发型 也 很 可爱 。
Nǐ yuánlái de fàxíng yě hěn kě'ài.
Your original hairstyle was also 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.
她们 原来 只是 邻居 ，现在 是 很好 的 朋友 。
Tāmen yuánlái zhǐ shì línjū, xiànzài shì hěn hǎo de péngyou.
Originally they were just neighbors. Now they're very good friends.
我们 原来 住 在 浦东 ，几 个 月 以前 搬 到 了 这里 。
Wǒmen yuánlái zhù zài Pǔdōng, jǐ gè yuè yǐqián bān dào le zhèlǐ.
Originally we lived in Pudong. We moved here a few months ago.
原来 她 是 他 的 中文 老师，现在 是 他 老婆 。
Yuánlái tā shì tā de Zhōngwén lǎoshī, xiànzài shì tā lǎopo.
She was originally his Chinese teacher. She is now his wife.
Used as "All along"

Structure

原来 + [New Information]

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 both knew each other this whole time!
原来 是 这样 ！
Yuánlái shì zhèyàng!
Oh, so it's like that!
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 (yuánlái rúcǐ) can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3.

See also

Expressing "originally" with "benlai"
Expressing "no wonder"
Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
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) [ →buy]
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 195-6) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 29) →buy
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 22-23) [ →buy]
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