Tom turned out to be a thief.
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原来
Traditional: 原來
yuán lái
HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 4
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yuán lái · jyun4 loi4 (Jyutping)
- original; former
- originally; formerly; at first
- so, actually, as it turns out
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Put the book back where it was.
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