原来

wǒ yuán lái chōu yān dàn shì xiàn zài bù chōu le

我原来抽烟，但是现在不抽了。

I used to smoke, but not now.

tā yuán lái bù shí zì

他原来不识字。

He was originally illiterate.

zhè lǐ yuán lái zá cǎo cóng shēng yī piàn huāng liáng

这里原来杂草丛生，一片荒凉。

This used to be wasteland and overgrown with weeds.

yuán lái de cǎo àn

原来的草案

first draft

yuán lái de zhuàng kuàng

原来的状况

same situation

tā hái zhù zài yuán lái de dì fang

他还住在原来的地方。

He still lives in the same place.

yuán lái shì gè piàn jú

原来是个骗局。

It turned out to be a fraud.

yuán lái shì nǐ a

原来是你啊！

So it's you.

nǐ yuán lái shì zhè yàng de péng you ya

你原来是这样的朋友呀！

So that's the kind of friend you are!