Chinese grammar: All along with 原来yuanlai
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2013-12-10 14:00:01.000
原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" (similar to 本来) or "former". It can also mean "all along", and can be used to indicate a sudden realization of something previously unknown, a bit like "so it's been like that all along, how could I not have realized?".
原来 as "all along"
Structure
Here 原来 means "all along".
Examples
Yuánlái shì nǐ ! Wǒ dōu méi rèn chū lái !
原来 是 你!我 都 没 认出来!
原来 是 你!我 都 没 认出来!
So it was you after all! I never imagined it.
The more formal expression 原来如此 can be used like 原来是这样 in example 3, to mean "oh, so it's like that is it?"
原来 as "originally"
Structure
Here 原来 means "originally" or "former".
Examples
Nǐ yuán lái de fā xínɡ hěn kě ài , jiǎn le tài kě xī le !
你 原来 的 发型 很 可爱, 剪 了 太 可惜 了!
你 原来 的 发型 很 可爱, 剪 了 太 可惜 了!
Your original hairstyle was very cute. It's a shame that you cut it.