原来, yuánlái
Meaning: originally
HSK 4 word
Example
原来是你啊！
Yuánlái shì nǐ a!
Oh, so it was you!
More HSK 4 words
- 平常píngchángordinary
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore ones eyes
- 从此cóngcǐfrom then on
- 本来běnláioriginally
- 暂时zànshítemporarily
- 接着jiēzhethen, next
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst of all
- 其次qícìsecondly
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