ChineseGrammarWiki/Programmes/B1.old/Grammar-wiki-B1-13.txt

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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===

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原来 + 的 + Noun

Subj. + 原来 + [Verb Phrase]

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=== Examples ===

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*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>
*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>
*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>
*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>
*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>

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== 原来 as "All along" ==

===Structure===

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原来 + [New Information]

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Here 原来 means "all along."

=== Examples ===

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*<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>
*<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>
*<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>
*<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>
*<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>

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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]]
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{{Similar|Expressing "originally" with "benlai"}}
{{Similar|Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"}}
{{POS|Adverbs}}
{{Used for|explaining}}
{{Used for|justifying}}
{{Translation|all along}}
{{Translation|originally}}