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Stroke order
本来 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.
- 本 — 5 strokes
- 来 — 7 strokes
Senses
- original
- originally
- at first
- it goes without saying
- of course
Example sentences
- 我本来想去，后来没去。Wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù, hòulái méi qù.I originally wanted to go, but then I did not.
- 这本来是他的书。Zhè běnlái shì tā de shū.This was originally his book.
Related words
本来 is pronounced běnlái and means “originalmente”. It belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 本来 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.