本来 (běn lái) is a Chinese word meaning “original; originally; at first”.
Meanings
- 1original
- 2originally
- 3at first
- 4it goes without saying
- 5of course
- Part of speech
- adjective, adverb
Characters in 本来
Related words
来to come起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]下来to come down本(bound form) root; stem根本fundamental从来always