本来
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Simplified
本来
Traditional
本來
Pinyin
běn lái
Definition
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
我本来要去看你
Wǒ běnlái yào qù kàn nǐ
I originally planned to visit you
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来
lái
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); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)
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