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Originally in Chinese běnlái 本来

“Originally” in Chinese – běnlái

Posted on September 25, 2023September 30, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:The Chinese word 本來来 běnlái is an adverb that is used to indicate the original of something, and it’s often translated as “originally,” “initially,” or “origin.” Structure S + běnlái + V 他tā本來běnlái是shì一名yìmíng工程師gōngchéngshī, 後來hòulái轉行zhuǎnxíng當dāng老師lǎoshī他tā本来běnlái是shì一名yìmíng工程师gōngchéngshī, 后来hòulái转行zhuǎnxíng当dāng老师lǎoshīHe was originally an engineer but later switched to become a teacher. 你nǐ本來běnlái打算dǎsuàn去qù哪裡nǎlǐ度假dùjià? 你nǐ本来běnlái打算dǎsuàn去qù哪里nǎlǐ度假dùjià? Where did you originally plan to…

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