HSK 5 · adjective
原
original; former; primary
他原来的工作是一名医生。
Tā yuánlái de gōngzuò shì yì míng yīshēng。
His original job was as a doctor.
啊！原来是这样。
Ā! Yuánlái shì zhèyàng.
Oh! So that's how it is.
原来是他打的电话。
Yuánlái shì tā dǎ de diànhuà.
So it was he who made the phone call.
请原谅我迟到了。
Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ chídào le.
Please forgive me for being late.