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How to Use 本来 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 本来 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Noun
běn
lái
de
neutral
original meaning
běn
lái
miàn
formal
true colors / original appearance
Adverb + Verbwith打算
běn
lái
suàn
neutral
originally planned
Adverb + Verb Phrasewith就是
běn
lái
jiù
shì
zhè
yàng
neutralSpoken
it was originally like this

Example Sentences with 本来

běn
lái
xiǎng
gōng
yuán
I originally wanted to go to the park.
běn
lái
huà
zhōu
shān
dàn
tiān
bào
shuō
yǒu
I originally planned to go hiking this weekend, but the weather forecast says it will rain.
gēn
běn
lái
de
xié
shuāng
fāng
yìng
zài
běn
yuè
qián
wán
chéng
jiāo
jiē
According to the original agreement, both parties should complete the handover by the end of this month.
běn
lái
jiù
hěn
cōng
míng
suǒ
xué
hěn
kuài
He was already smart to begin with, so he learned quickly.
běn
lái
suàn
zěn
me
chǔ
zhè
ge
shù
nán
How did you originally plan to handle this technical challenge?
běn
lái
tóng
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
hòu
lái
bèi
shuō
le
He originally did not agree with this plan, but was later persuaded.
zhè
jiàn
shì
běn
lái
yīng
gāi
zuó
tiān
wán
chéng
dàn
chū
le
diǎn
wài
This matter should have been completed yesterday, but something unexpected happened.
zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
běn
lái
de
shì
chuān
cài
dàn
xiàn
zài
gōng
cài
This restaurant's original specialty was Sichuan cuisine, but it now offers other cuisines as well.