Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" (similar to 本来 ) as an adverb , or "original" or "former" as an adjective . As an adverb 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 have not realized?" When used as an adjective: 原来 + 的 + Noun When used as an adverb:

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 你原来的发型也很可爱。 (nǐ yuánlái de fāxíng yě hěn kěài 。): "Your original hairstyle is also very cute."
• 这件衣服原来的价格是999块。 (zhè jiàn yīfú yuánlái de jiàgé shì 999 kuài 。): "The original price of this dress was 999 pieces."
• 她们原来只是邻居，现在是很好的朋友。 (tāmen yuánlái zhǐshì línjū ，xiànzài shì hěnhǎo de péngyǒu 。): "They used to be only neighbors, and now they are very good friends."
• 我们原来住在浦东，几个月以前搬到了这里。 (wǒmen yuánlái zhù zài pǔdōng ，jī gè yuè yǐqián bān dào le zhèlǐ 。): "We originally lived in Pudong and moved here a few months ago."
• 原来她是他的中文老师，现在是他老婆。 (yuánlái tā shì tā de zhōngwén lǎoshī，xiànzài shì tā lǎopó 。): "It turned out that she was his Chinese teacher and now he is his wife."

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