1original; former
2originally; formerly; at first
3so, actually, as it turns out
Examples
nǐ你de的jiā zhǎng家长yuán lái原来hěn很ài爱wǒ men我们.
你的家长原来很爱我们.
Your parents used to really love us.
原来你是这样想的。
Ah, so that is your thinking!
原来都是假的。
So it was all a lie.