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The Chinese word yuanlai - 原来 - yuánlái
(original in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
yuánlái
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English translations
original, at first, so, to turn out to be,
former, originally, actually, to prove to be
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原来 ( yuanlai / yuánlái ) in traditional characters
原來
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former | to be at
原来 ( yuanlai / yuánlái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 107)
原来 ( yuanlai / yuánlái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 107)
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