Meaning

    original; former; originally; formerly; at first

Pronunciation

    Tone marks: ► yuán lái
    Tone numbers: yuan2 lai2

Chinese Characters

    Traditional: 原來
    Simplified: 原来

    First Character: 原 (yuán) – former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
    Second Character: 來 (lái) – to come

Examples of Yuán Lái

    ► Yuánlái zhè yíqiè dōu shì jiǎ de.
    原來這一切都是假的｡
    原来这一切都是假的｡
    After all is said is done, nothing is true.

    ► Yuánlái rúcǐ.
    原來如此｡
    原来如此｡
    That's it.