Chinese–EnglishWith examples

原本

yuán běn · yuan ben

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

要(yào)不(bú)是(shì)被(bèi)绊(bàn)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)，我(wǒ)原(yuán)本(běn)能(néng)赢(yíng)的(de)。

I would've won if I hadn't tripped.

这(zhè)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)原(yuán)本(běn)是(shì)家(jiā)书(shū)店(diàn)，后(hòu)来(lái)改(gǎi)成(chéng)了(le)咖(kā)啡(fēi)馆(guǎn)。

This building was originally a bookstore, but later it was turned into a café.

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