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原来 原來 Yuánlái Adv Meaning Implied Past Tense

Rank 0911
Simplified Chinese 原来
Traditional Chinese [原來]
Pinyin /yuánlái/
HSK Level (1)
Part-of-Speech adv
Definition [meaning often implied in the past tense] originally, formerly; so, as a matter of fact
Simplified Chinese Example 那原来是一家玩具工厂。
English Translation It was originally a toy factory.
Freq 534 | 0.75 | 399

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