本来 / 本來
běn lái
Meaning
- original
- originally
- at first
- it goes without saying
- of course
Example sentences
你本来可以做的。
你本來可以做的。
nǐ běn lái kě yǐ zuò de。
You could have done it.
你本来以为我想说什么?
你本來以爲我想說什麼?
nǐ běn lái yǐ wéi wǒ xiǎng shuō shén me?
What did you think I wanted to say?
我本来想走的,但后来忘了。
我本來想走的,但後來忘了。
wǒ běn lái xiǎng zǒu de, dàn hòu lái wàng le。
I originally intended to leave, but then I forgot.
本来就不需要有这样的说明。
本來就不需要有這樣的說明。
běn lái jiù bù xū yào yǒu zhè yàng de shuō míng。
There was no need for such an explanation in the first place.