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原本
yuán běn
Meaning
- originally
- the original; original copy; original version
Definition
原来，本来；或指原稿、原书。
originally, originally; or original manuscript, original book.
Usage
用作副词，表示事情最初的状态或情况；也可用作名词，指最初的版本或手稿。
Used as an adverb to indicate the original state or situation; also used as a noun to refer to the original version or manuscript.
Examples
- 1 他原本打算去北京，后来改变了主意。 (He originally planned to go to Beijing, but later changed his mind.)
- 2 这本书的原本已经丢失了。 (The original copy of this book has been lost.)
- 3 我原本以为他会来，结果他没来。 (I originally thought he would come, but he didn't.)
- 4 这幅画的原本收藏在博物馆里。 (The original painting is kept in the museum.)
- 5 我们原本是一家人，现在却分开了。 (We were originally a family, but now we are separated.)
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