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原來

yuánlái

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
AdverbAttributive stative verb

原來 (yuánlái) is a Chinese word meaning “original; former”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. original; former
  2. originally; formerly; at first
  3. so, actually, as it turns out

Stroke order

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Example

原來你也喜歡這部電影！

So you like this movie too!

Related words at this level

以下尤其院子圓原因約約會月亮

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).