原来

yuánlái

HSK 4

原来 — yuánlái

1. original; former

   这是原来设计的样子。 zhè shì yuánlái shèjì de yàngzi — This is the original design.

2. originally; formerly; at first

   我原来住在北京。 wǒ yuánlái zhù zài běijīng — I originally lived in Beijing.

3. so; actually; as it turns out (used to indicate a revelation or realization)

   原来你也会说西班牙语！ yuánlái nǐ yě huì shuō xībānyáyǔ — So you can speak Spanish too!