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How to write 本来本来

běn lái

original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

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běn

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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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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我本来不知道。

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Words related to 本来

本běnroot; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc来láito 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)出来chū láito come out; to appear; to arise回来huí laito return; to come back来到lái dàoto arrive; to come进来jìn láito come in本子běn zibook; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition课本kè běntextbook带来dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce过来guò láito come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of越来越yuè lái yuèmore and more接下来jiē xià láito accept; to take; next; following