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原本

yuán běn · yuan ben

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  1. originally
  2. original
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Sleep time

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)原本(yuánběn)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)吗(ma)？

    Did you not say you would sleep early today?

  2. Dengdeng

    原本(yuánběn)是(shì)，可是(kěshì)这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)太(tài)好玩(hǎowán)了(le)。

    I did originally, but this game is too fun.

  3. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)几点(jǐdiǎn)了(le)？

    What time is it now?

  4. Dengdeng

    夜里(yèli)两点(liǎngdiǎn)。

    Two o'clock at night.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)原本(yuánběn)说(shuō)十点(shídiǎn)睡(shuì)的(de)！

    You said you would sleep at ten!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)原本(yuánběn)也(yě)想(xiǎng)睡(shuì)，可是(kěshì)手(shǒu)不(bù)听话(tīnghuà)。

    I did want to sleep too, but my hands will not obey.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

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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