本來 běn lái

originally; at first; original

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. originally
  2. 2. at first
  3. 3. original
  4. 4. of course
  5. 5. it goes without saying

Characters

Character Meaning
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
來 lái
to come; to arrive; next