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本来

本來
běn láiHSK 4

本来 (běn lái) is an HSK 4 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adjective 形

  1. Englishoriginal

    • EX
      这本书本来的名字不是这个。

      The book's original title was different.

    • EX
      这家店本来的老板姓王。

      The original owner of this store had the surname Wang.

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishoriginally

    • EX
      我本来打算今天去爬山，可是下雨了。

      I originally planned to go hiking today, but it rained.

    • EX
      这件事本来很简单，只是用错了方法。

      This was originally very simple; we just used the wrong method.