original; former · originally; formerly; at first · so, actually, as it turns out

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Her hair grew back to its original length.

她的头发长回原来的长度了。

So it was all a lie.

原来都是假的。

So that's how it is!

原来如此！

We were wondering who it was, and it turns out that it was you!

我们还以为是谁呢。原来是您呀！

I see.

原来如此。