Dictionary/本来

本来 本來

本来 běn lái

ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ
AdjAdvHSK 3TOCFL L1core 10k
1original
2originally
3at first
4it goes without saying
5of course

Characters

本来

Examples

wǒ我běn lái本来yīng gāi应该dú读yí xià一下zhè这běn本shū书。
我本来应该读一下这本书。
Of course I should read this book.
我这个下午本来想去逛街。
I had intended to go shopping this afternoon.
我们本来应该留在家里的。
We should've stayed at home.

In the story library

迟到的生日礼物L3画蛇添足L5画蛇添足（详读本）L3敦煌莫高窟L4战国策·画蛇添足（详）L5

More words starting with 本

本běn本子běnzi本领běnlǐng本事běnshi本科běnkē本人běnrén本身běnshēn本土běntǔ

Often confused with

本来 vs 原来