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本来
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Definitionoriginal; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
Traditional Characters本來
Mandarin (Pinyin)běnlái
Parts of Speech(副) adverb

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Word Decomposition
 běnroots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (classifier for books, periodicals, files etc)
 láito come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next
Related Words
Words With Same Head Word    
本子běnzibook; notebook; edition
本质běnzhìessence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
本领běnlǐngskill; ability; capability
本事běnshiability; skill; source material; original story
本身běnshēnitself; in itself; per se
Words With Same Tail Word    
原来yuánláias it turns out; original; former; originally; formerly; at first
将来jiāngláithe future; future
上来shàngláito come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
下来xiàlái(verb suffix indicating continuation, etc.); go down
以来yǐláisince (a previous event)
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