原来

原來

yuánlái

adverbHSK 4

originally, as it turns out

Character Breakdown

yuán

origin; plain

Radical: Strokes: 10
cliff
white
small

lái

come

Radical: Strokes: 7
ground
rice

Example Sentences

原来你在这里!

Yuánlái nǐ zài zhèlǐ!

So you are here!

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