原来

yuánlái

So it turns out / originally (原来)

原来 can mean “so it turns out” when you discover new information, or “originally / formerly” when talking about the past.

Exemplo principal

原来你也在这里！

Yuánlái nǐ yě zài zhèlǐ!

So you are here too!

HSK 3

1 estruturas

10 exercícios

Resumo da lição

原来 can mean “so it turns out” when you discover new information, or “originally / formerly” when talking about the past.

Explicação

原来 can mean “so it turns out” when you discover new information, or “originally / formerly” when talking about the past. Pay attention to tone and position: 原来 usually appears before the part it comments on or emphasizes, while some uses can start the whole sentence. It should match the communicative purpose: estimate, emphasis, surprise, final answer, explanation, correction, certainty, warning, or contrast. Do not use it just because one Vietnamese or English translation looks similar.

Modelos de estrutura

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Estrutura gramatical

原来

原来 can mean “so it turns out” when you discover new information, or “originally / formerly” when talking about the past.

我以为他是老师，原来他是学生。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì lǎoshī, yuánlái tā shì xuésheng.

I thought he was a teacher; it turns out he is a student.

原来这本书这么有意思。

Yuánlái zhè běn shū zhème yǒu yìsi.

So this book is this interesting!

她原来住在北京，现在住在上海。

Tā yuánlái zhù zài Běijīng, xiànzài zhù zài Shànghǎi.

Erros comuns

putting 原来 randomly at the end of the sentence.place it before the word, phrase, or clause it modifies.
adverbs and discourse markers in Chinese have stable positions.
using 原来 without the right tone or context.choose it only when you need its specific meaning, such as emphasis, discovery, warning, or contrast.

Notas de uso

Core item: 原来.
Position usually comes before the element being emphasized or modified.
Check whether the sentence needs emotion, certainty, discovery, warning, contrast, or approximation.

Exercícios

10 exercícios

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Complete a lacuna:

___你也在这里！