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Origin in Chinese: 由来 (yóu lái)

yóu lái

origin

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 由來1 example sentence

Definitions

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由
来

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

由来

Simplified

由來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个节日的由来很有意思。

    zhè ge jié rì de yóu lái hěn yǒu yì sī。

    The origin of this festival is very interesting.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

由

yóu

to follow

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

由于

yóu yú

due to

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

理由

lǐ yóu

reason

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