本来, běnlái
Meaning: originally
HSK 4 word
Example
我本来想去，但是下雨了。
Wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù, dànshì xiàyǔ le.
I originally wanted to go, but it rained.
More HSK 4 words
- 日常rìchángdaily
- 平常píngchángordinary
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore ones eyes
- 从此cóngcǐfrom then on
- 原来yuánláioriginally
- 暂时zànshítemporarily
- 接着jiēzhethen, next
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst of all
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