领 vs. 取 and 原来 vs. 本来
Hi,
I had a few questions.
1) 领 vs. 取: I know they both mean "to collect" so you could say things like 领包裹 or 取现金. **Are they the same and can they be used interchangeably? For example, could I say 取包裹 and 领现金 and would they still be correct?
2) What is the difference between 原来 vs. 本来? **For example, how would I say "originally, I wanted to rent his house but now I don't want to" in Chinese?
Thank you!
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Answers · 7
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1. 通常不说去保险柜领钱,也不说去储物柜领东西。存进去的东西,要用“取或拿”。“领”字强调去跟“某人”拿走属于自己的东西,比如去政府领pension;去人事领工资;去失物认领处把东西领回来。当然这里用取或拿也没有错
2.原来和本来基本可以互换。但是原来还有一个意思,让人感到惊讶。原来一直以来都是他在制造混乱= It turned out it had always been him who was making a mess here.(which makes me suprised).
翻译:我原来/本来是想租他房子的,但是现在不想了!!! (they are interchangeable when translated as "initially" or “originally”)
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取 = take.
领 = to receive by taking! to be in possession of. Perhaps some examples,
领旨 = to receive and take the imperial edict
领奖 = to receive the given prize
领賞 = to receive the given reward
领取 is the double form of 领, here 取 emphasizes the "take" part.
原来 = as it turns out. 原来如此 so as it is. So translating 原来是这样 as "originally it is like this" would not be true to the source intent. "so it is like this formerly" would be a better translation.
本来 = from the beginning.
I am being specific here. There are other meanings to consider.
P.S. 元来 is another way of writing 原来 but also implies there's a beginning and containing the source.
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领包裹&取包裹
领现金&取现金
都是对的
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Actually, they have a little difference
领 means receive, so "receive a package (from somewhere)" makes sense.
取 means go and get, so you can also go out and get the package (from somewhere).
Normally it is interchangeable.
原来 means unveiling the real situation, something is proven to be...., something used to be... or originally
本来 means from beginning, originally, at first and 'of course'.
So you can see they are only interchangeable when refers to origin or the beginning.
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In Chinese 本来&原来 in much the same
但是有时候会有区别 for example: 原来她就是那个女人is different from 本来她就是那个女人
原来她就是那个女人is like "oh!I didn't know she is that one!"
本来她就是那个女人like"I knew she is that one."
这是个人理解噢~~~希望对你有帮助
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