Chinese Traditional: 原來
Chinese Simplified: 原来
Pinyin: yuan2 lai2
Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ
English Meaning: 1. original, former 2. originally, formerly, at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out

Example Sentences:

我認為我們應該遵照原來的計畫。
我认为我们应该遵照原来的计画。
wo3 ren4 wei2 wo3 men5 ying1 gai1 zun1 zhao4 yuan2 lai2 de5 ji4 hua4.
I think we should stick to the original plan.
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Related Words:

 

yuán

1. original 2. source, cause 3. raw or unprocessed 4. former 5. to forgive 6. level 7. plain

Here: original

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lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: ever since

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