来
源

Source (of information etc) in Chinese: 来源 (lái yuán)

lái yuán

source (of information etc)

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 來源1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1source (of information etc)
  2. 2origin

Stroke order

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来
源

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

来源

Simplified

來源

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这条消息的来源很可靠。

    zhè tiáo xiāo xī de lái yuán hěn kě kào。

    The source of this news is very reliable.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

能源

néng yuán

energy

未来

wèi lái

future

以来

yǐ lái

since (a previous event)

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