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本来 /běnlái/ meaning in English

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本来 /běnlái/ preposition

in the first place(to begin with)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst ˈpleɪs] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfɝːst ˈpleɪs]

本来 /běnlái/ noun

original [originals](object from which all later copies and variations are derived)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈrɪdʒ.n̩.əl] [US: ə.ˈrɪdʒ.n̩.əl]

本来 /běnlái/ adverb

originally(as it was in the beginning)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈrɪdʒ.n̩.əl.i] [US: ə.ˈrɪdʒ.n̩.əl.i]