本來 (bun2 loi4 | ben3 lai2) : formerly; at first; original

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本來

bun2 loi4

ben3 lai2

[1] formerly; at first; used to be
[2] original; true; natural

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 6,740,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

本來 / 本来

This word has been viewed 4627 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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本 bun2 - basis; original; copy
來 loi4 - come; arrive; future

1 compounds containing this word:

本來面目 - true colors; true features

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他本來想在沿海城市工作國
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

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