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本来 / 本來

běn lái

Meaning

  • original
  • originally
  • at first
  • it goes without saying
  • of course

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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.

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