原来 in English yuan2 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • original
  • former
  • originally
  • formerly
  • at first
  • so, actually, as it turns out

Simplified Characters

原 来

Traditional Characters

原 來

Pinyin

yuan2 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

原yuan2Hara (Japanese surname) 来lai2to come