Difference between revisions of "Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai""
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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?" | 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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Here 原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" or "original." | Here 原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" or "original." | ||
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The more formal expression 原来如此 can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3, to mean "oh, so it's like that is it?" | The more formal expression 原来如此 can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3, to mean "oh, so it's like that is it?" | ||
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== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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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 "Originally"
Here 原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" or "original."
Structure
原来 + 的 + Noun
Subj. + 原来 + [Verb Phrase]
Examples
- 你 原来 的 发型 很 可爱。 Your original hairstyle was very cute.
- 这 件 衣服 原来 的 价格 是 999 块。The original price is 999 RMB.
- 他 原来 不 知道 这 件 事， 是 我 刚刚 跟 他 说 的 。 Originally he didn't know about this. I just told him.
- 我们 原来 住 在 浦东 ， 几个月 以前 搬 到 了 这边 。 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"
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原来 + [New Information]
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- 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 他 是 你 前男友 ！It turns out he was you ex-boyfriend!
- 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 can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3, to mean "oh, so it's like that is it?"
