本来
běnlái
“Original” in Chinese is 本来 (běnlái).
Meaning
- original
- originally
- at first
Show 2 more meanings
- it goes without saying
- of course
Example
我们本来准备明天去海边的，但是预计明天有雨。
We actually intended to go to the beach tomorrow, but it's expected to rain.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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