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Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
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Similar to
- [Expressing "no
wonder"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22no_wonder%22) (B1)
- [Comparing "benlai" and
"yuanlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22benlai%22_and_%22yuanlai%22) (B2)
- [Expressing "originally" with
"benlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22originally%22_with_%22benlai%22) (B2)
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[原来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5)
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Translations
[all
along](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/All_along),
[originally](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Originally)
Contents
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- [1 Used as
"Original" or
"Originally"](#Used_as_.22Original.22_or_.22Originally.22 "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Used as "All
along"](#Used_as_.22All_along.22 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
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"
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### 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
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- [Expressing "originally" with
"benlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22originally%22_with_%22benlai%22)
- [Expressing "no
wonder"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22no_wonder%22)
- [Comparing "benlai" and
"yuanlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22benlai%22_and_%22yuanlai%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
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Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 -
初中级)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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)) (pp.
94-6) \[ →buy\]
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195-6) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3)
- [New Practical Chinese Reader
5 (新实用汉语课本5)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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)) (pp.
29)
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