原来 yuánlái original
original; former; as it turns out
怎么记住“原来”: 原 original + 来 come = original.
汉字
用法
- Two jobs: 'originally/former' - 原来的计划 (yuánlái de jìhuà) the original plan; and the discovery 'so it turns out…' - 原来是你！ (yuánlái shì nǐ!) oh, it's you! / so it was you all along.
- The 'aha' use marks realizing the real reason behind something: 原来他早就知道了 (yuánlái tā zǎo jiù zhīdào le) turns out he knew all along.
- Overlaps with 本来 (běnlái) for the 'originally' sense, but only 原来 carries the sudden-realization flavor.
例句
- 把它恢复到原来的状态。 Bǎ tā huīfù dào yuánlái de zhuàngtài.Return it to its original state.