What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 原本 mean?

原本 yuánběn

original (text); master copy

It can also mean

  • originally; formerly

Its characters

  1. 原 yuán original
  2. 本 běn root

In a sentence

我原本打算今天去,可是下雨了。 I originally planned to go today, but it rained.

我原本以为会枯燥得要命:唱词听不懂,故事看不懂,在剧场里一坐就是两个小时,肯定会睡着。

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