Difference between revisions of "Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai""
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*<em>原来</em> 是 你 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> shì nǐ!</span><span class="trans">So it was you all along!</span> | *<em>原来</em> 是 你 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> shì nǐ!</span><span class="trans">So it was you all along!</span> | ||
*<em>原来</em> 你们 认识 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐmen rènshi!</span><span class="trans"> So you've known each other this whole time!</span> | *<em>原来</em> 你们 认识 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐmen rènshi!</span><span class="trans"> So you've known each other this whole time!</span> | ||
| − | *<em>原来</em> | + | *<em>原来</em> 是 这样 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> shì zhèyàng!</span><span class="trans">Oh, so it's like that is it!</span> |
*<em>原来</em> 你 这么 有钱！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐ zhème yǒuqián!</span><span class="trans">It turns out you are so rich!</span> | *<em>原来</em> 你 这么 有钱！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐ zhème yǒuqián!</span><span class="trans">It turns out you are so rich!</span> | ||
*<em>原来</em> 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？ <span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐ zài piàn wǒ! Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?</span><span class="trans">You have been tricking me, how could I be so stupid?</span> | *<em>原来</em> 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？ <span class="pinyin"><em>Yuánlái</em> nǐ zài piàn wǒ! Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?</span><span class="trans">You have been tricking me, how could I be so stupid?</span> | ||
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| − | The more formal expression 原来如此 can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3 | + | The more formal expression 原来如此 (yuánlái rúcǐ) can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3. |
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原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" (similar to 本来) or "former." It can also mean "all along," and can be used to indicate a sudden realization of something previously unknown, a bit like "so it's been like that all along, how could I not have realized?"
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Used as "Original" or "Originally"
Structure
原来 + 的 + Noun
Subj. + 原来 + Predicate
Examples
- 你 原来 的 发型 也 很 可爱 。Your original hairstyle was also very cute.
- 这 件 衣服 原来 的 价格 是 999 块 。The original price is 999 RMB.
- 她们 原来 只是 邻居 ，现在 是 很好 的 朋友 。Originally they were just neighbors. Now they're very good friends.
- 我们 原来 住 在 浦东 ，几 个 月 以前 搬 到 了 这里 。Originally we lived in Pudong. We moved here a few months ago.
- 她 原来 是 他 的 中文 老师，现在 是 他 老婆 。She was originally his Chinese teacher. She is now his wife.
Used as "All along"
Structure
原来 + [New Information]
Examples
- 原来 是 你 ！So it was you all along!
- 原来 你们 认识 ！ So you've known each other this whole time!
- 原来 是 这样 ！Oh, so it's like that is it!
- 原来 你 这么 有钱！It turns out you are so rich!
- 原来 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？ You have been tricking me, how could I be so stupid?
The more formal expression 原来如此 (yuánlái rúcǐ) can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 94-6) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 195-6) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 29) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 22-23) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
