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本来
本來
běn lái
adj./adv. original; originally, in the past; in the first place, as a matter of course, naturally
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大家好，帮我怎么用 从来和本来。
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从来 and 本来 are quite different:
1. Different parts of speech
本来 can be an adjective or an adverb.
从来 can only be an adverb.
2. Different meanings
本来 original; originally, in the past; in the first place, as a matter of course, naturally
When it means "original": E.g. 本来面目 [n] true colors, true features
When it means "originally, in the past": E.g. 你本来说好要来的呀。 [phr] You originally agreed to come.
When it means "in the first place": E.g. 你本来就不应该去北京。 [phr] You shouldn't have gone to Beijing in the first place.
从来 from past to now, always, at all times
Please note that 从来 is usually used in a negative sense. For example, we usually see these combinations: 从来不...，从来没...，从来没有...
E.g. 我从来没见过他。 [phr] I have never met him ever.
E.g. 我从来没有去过北京。 [phr] I have never been to Beijing.
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What are the other ways to express the same idea as 本来? (běnlái)
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1. 当初 (dāngchū): "at first; originally; in the beginning".
2. 原本 (yuánběn): "originally; in the beginning".
3. 原来 (yuánlái): "originally; in the past; formerly".
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How is 本来 used in a sentence? (běnlái)
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本来 (běnlái) is often used to express that something was the original state of affairs, or that something was expected to happen. For example, 他本来应该来参加会议 (tā běnlái yīnggāi lái cānjiā huìyì) means "He was supposed to come to the meeting".
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In this post we try to analyze two similar words — 原来 and 本来.
1. Both are adjectives, describing a situation from before which hasn’t changed. In sentences, they are used as attributive modifiers, and most of the time, “的” is used after 原来/本来 and before the noun that they modify.
E.g. 原来的土路都变成了柏油马路。 [phr] The unsurfaced road has been changed into pitch road.
E.g. 历史学家的工作是还原历史的本来面貌。 [phr] The historian's work is to find the original appearance of history.
2. Both are also adverbs indicating a situation before the change occurred, used before or after the subject of a sentence, and before modal verbs, negative adverbs and other adverbs.
E.g. 你本来说好要来的呀。 [phr] You originally agreed to come.
E.g. 我原来/本来是演员，现在想做导演。 [phr] I was an actor, but now I want to be a director.
3. When 原来 and 本来 are used as adverbs, they also have their own usages — their differences:
3.1. When 本来 is an adverb, it also indicates “as a matter of course”:
E.g. 有些交通事故本来是可以避免的。 [phr] Some traffic accidents can be avoided before they happen.
E.g. 你本来就不应该去北京。 [phr] You shouldn't have gone to Beijing in the first place.
3.2. When 原来 is an adverb, it also indicates discovering the true situation, cause or reason.
E.g. 原来昨天那个人是你啊。 [phr] It turned out that the person from yesterday was you.
E.g. 汽油短缺的谣传原来是一场虚惊. [phr] The rumor of petrol shortage turned out to be a false alarm.
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Is there any difference in how to use 本来 in spoken versus written Chinese? (běnlái)
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No, there is no difference in how to use 本来 (běnlái) in spoken versus written Chinese. The meaning and pronunciation remain the same in both contexts.
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