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CHINESE WORD

běn lái

本来

originally

HSK 3
Numbered pinyin
ben3 lai2
English meanings
originally, at first, of course

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我běnlái本来xiǎng想qù去。

    I originally wanted to go.

  2. 02

    tā他běnlái本来jiù就huì会。

    He already knew how.

  3. 03

    běnlái本来jiùshì就是zhèyàng这样。

    It's always been like this.

  4. 04

    běnlái本来jiù就gāi该rúcǐ如此。

    It should be so anyway.

  5. 05

    wǒ我běnlái本来bù不lèi累。

    I wasn't tired to begin with.

  6. 06

    běnlái本来dǎsuan打算zǎo早zǒu走。

    Originally planned to leave early.

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