原来

It turns out, originally; before

adverb Common #1,555
It turns out Used when you suddenly understand or discover how things really are.
CH: 哦,原来你住在这里!
EN: Oh, it turns out you live here!

原来他们是纳粹啊?

So they’re Nazis after all?

— 控制 (2007)

原来你不是担心我你是担心你自己,刘警官

So it turns out you’re not worried about me—you’re worried about yourself, Officer Liu.

— 无间道 (2002)

原来没有

Turns out there wasn't one after all.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

原来宿醉还有这么个借口

So a hangover can be used as an excuse after all.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

想不到原来你们两个也在这看到啦

Didn't expect to see you two here too!

— 龙猫 (1988)

妈妈跟我讲的那些故事,原来都是真的。

It turns out all those stories Mom told me were true.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

原来耶稣是白人和同性恋

So Jesus was white and gay after all.

— 钛 (2021)

原来您也有家人啊

So, you have a family too.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

你这叛徒原来还没死?

You traitor—you’re still alive?

— 功夫 (2004)

原来都是你干的

So it was you all along.

— 哭声 (2016)

原来后面还有这一段啊

Oh, it turns out there’s this part afterward too.

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

原来把女人当宝贝啊

Oh, so you do treat women like treasures.

— 燃烧 (2018)

原来不是只剩我们三个人

So it turns out it wasn't just the three of us left.

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

“原来婚礼上那些玩笑说的就是这个,”我说,“那些关于斯宾塞波特葡萄干的玩笑。”

“So that’s what all those jokes at the wedding were about,” I said. “Those jokes about Spencer Port raisins.”

原来大家都害怕啊

So everyone was scared after all.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

原来他在这里

So he’s here after all.

— 牺牲 (1986)

他原来好像就是警察

It seems he was a police officer all along.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

原来法庭就是这个样子

So this is what a courtroom looks like.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

原来你现在才知道!

Oh, so you’re only finding out now!

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

你的家长原来很爱我们.

It turns out your parents used to love us very much.

原来你可以在雨里飞

So you can fly in the rain after all.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

原来节子快把衣服脱了吧

Well then, Setsuko, hurry up and take your clothes off.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

原来我…去过了原宿啊…

So I’ve actually been to Harajuku…

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

原来

Oh, I see.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

原来你是个他妈的神经病

So you're a fucking lunatic after all.

— 机械师 (2004)

原来都是假的。

It was all fake after all.

原来和彦是个好人

It turns out Kazuhiko is a good person.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

原来不是梦啊

So it wasn’t a dream after all.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

“原来这就是永恒”

So this is what eternity feels like.

— 控制 (2007)

原来大木的事,只是意外

So it turns out what happened to Da Mu was just an accident.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

原来他是个英雄

It turns out he was a hero.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

杰西卡,原来你在这里

Jessica, so this is where you’ve been.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

原来你也想啊

So you want it too, huh?

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

我都不知道原来你喜欢女生的啊

I had no idea you liked girls.

— 回归 (2006)

原来父亲的脸长成这样看见都不认识呢

So this is what Dad looks like—I wouldn't even recognize him if I saw him.

— 入殓师 (2008)

原来你知道了啊

Oh, so you knew.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

只为了原来你知道一切这是教他们接近虚无的唯一方法

Only because you once knew everything? This is the only way to teach them to approach nothingness.

— 大魔域 (1984)

原来帽子在这里啊

Oh, so the hat was here all along.

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

原来要站着折

Turns out you have to fold it while standing.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

原来像我啊

Oh, you're like me after all.

— 燃烧 (2018)

原来我也这样想

That's what I thought too.

— 花样年华 (2000)

原来…

So…

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

一直以为我跟何宝荣不一样但原来寂寞的时候…所有人都一样

I always thought I was different from Ho Po-wing, but it turns out that when you're lonely... everyone is the same.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

"哦,原来……"

Oh, I see...

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

原来咱俩是同行

So we’re in the same line of work.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

原来事情是这样

So that's how it was.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

我以为他是男的,原来她是女的。

I thought he was a man, but it turns out she’s a woman.

一群人之中原来小张的声音最大

It turns out that Xiaozhang had the loudest voice in the group.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

原来她已经去世了

It turns out she had already passed away.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

原来是你拿了是的

So it was you who took it.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

原来他有老婆

So he’s married.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

你原来在这儿呢,

So you were here all along.

— 豹 (1963)

原来有些事我很渴望他知道

It turns out there are some things I really wanted him to know.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

原来你也有自知之明

So you do know your own limitations after all.

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

我以为最好直白点免得一旦说到你心里你想找人谈谈但是原来没人问起过你所以你没说过

I figured it would be best to be direct, in case it struck a chord with you and you wanted to talk to someone—only to realize that no one had ever asked, so you’d never said anything.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

那车原来就停在那里

That car was parked there all along.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

原来很多事情都这样

So many things are like this after all.

— 花样年华 (2000)

原来你在这儿,我到处都找不到你

Oh, there you are! I couldn't find you anywhere.

— 豹 (1963)

原来还有惊喜

So there’s another surprise!

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

原来发生了这些事

So that's what happened.

— 青春年少 (1998)

原来我身边躺了个男子汉!

Turns out there was a real man lying beside me all along!

— 中央车站 (1998)

原来…我生下来就是为了活着就像鸟儿野兽那样我不想回去

It turns out... I was born simply to live, like birds and beasts. I don't want to go back.

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

直到她脱得一丝不挂我们才知道原来她是个人妖

It wasn’t until she was completely naked that we realized she was a ladyboy.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

原来哦

Oh, I see.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

原来他们前天去电影院啦。

So they went to the movie theater the day before yesterday after all.

原来她有这么多支持者

It turns out she has so many supporters.

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

原来你不是担心我

So you weren't worried about me after all.

— 无间道 (2002)

原来水是可以煮热的

I didn't know water could be boiled hot.

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

原来害你的人叫李宇珍?

Oh, so the person who hurt you is named Li Yuzhen?

— 老男孩 (2003)

原来你们搞在一块啊?

Oh, so you two are a thing?

— 母亲 (2009)

但那时我才发现原来在喜欢的女孩面前我是个胆小鬼

But it was only then that I realized I was a coward in front of the girl I liked.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

原来你说的是真的

So what you said was true after all.

— 哭声 (2016)

原来德国人不只吃香肠、喝啤酒

It turns out Germans don't just eat sausages and drink beer.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

原来这是妳的船啊

So this is your ship!

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

原来可以这样

So that's how you can do it.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

原来找根棍子

Turns out I was looking for a stick.

— 黑社会 (2005)

原来…那只猫就是要石!

So... that cat was the warding stone all along!

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

我还真是第一次知道原来我们有这么多宝贝

I honestly had no idea we had so many treasures.

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

adverb Uncommon #12,576
originally; before Describes how something was at an earlier time or where it was first. Often translates as “originally” or “where it was before.”
CH: 你一用完了这本书,就把它放回原来找到的地方。
EN: As soon as you’ve finished using this book, put it back where you originally found it.

你一用完了这本书,就把它放回原来找到的地方。

As soon as you finish using this book, put it back where you found it.

这原来以为啊是刘家娟个人行为

I originally thought this was something Liu Jiajuan did on her own.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

看到没停在那边的那条船我家原来就在那底下早就没的了

See that boat over there that didn’t stop? My home used to be right underneath it, but it’s been gone for a long time.

— 三峡好人 (2006)

原来就挂在这儿的

It was hanging here all along.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

我不知道我原来从不了解。

I didn't realize that I had never really understood it.

— 八部半 (1963)

利萨,你演原来玛雅的角色

Lisa, you played Maya's original role.

— 浪潮 (2008)

我原来以为我们一起去你为什么替我想了

I thought we were going together. Why did you decide for me?

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

我们原来玩的时候

Back when we used to play

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

原来在那里的书架

The bookshelf that used to be there.

— 罗马 (2018)