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本来

běn láiㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: BẢN LAI

Traditional: 本來

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Meaning(adverb, distinguishing word)

original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

Examples

  • 我本来想去，后来有事没去。

    wǒ běn lái xiǎng qù, hòu lái yǒu shì méi qù.

    I meant to go, but something came up.

  • 他本来就很聪明。

    tā běn lái jiù hěn cōng ming.

    He's naturally smart.

  • 这件事本来就是你的错。

    zhè jiàn shì běn lái jiù shì nǐ de cuò.

    This was your fault to begin with.

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Stroke order

BẢN · 5 strokes

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

LAI · 7 strokes

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre

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