原来

(原來)yuán lái

at first; it turns out, it turns out that

Example Sentences

原来你还在。

yuán lái nǐ hái zài.

It turns out you are still here.

我还住在原来的地方。

wǒ hái zhù zài yuán lái de dì fāng.

I still live in the same place.

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