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来 • lái • to come • HSK 2.0 L1

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lái来

to come

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Pinyinlái yuán

Meaningsource; origin

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源 • yuán • source, origin, spring

yuán源

source, origin, spring

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 来源.

并非bìng fēireally not
仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
版本bǎn běnedition
暗示àn shìhint; imply
不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
操纵cāo zòngoperate; control; steer
昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
伴侣bàn lǚcompanion; mate; partner
博大精深bó dà jīng shēnextensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship
包装bāo zhuāngpack; wrap up; packaging
草案cǎo àndraft; ground plan

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 来源.

Words with 来

上来shàng laito come up
下来xià laito come down
出来chū laito come out
回来

huí lai

to return; to come back

过来guò laito come over

进来jìn laito come in

后来hòu láiafterward

看来kàn laiapparently

Words with 源

能源néng yuánenergy
资源zī yuán(natural) resources
根源gēn yuánsource; origin; root
源于yuán yúhas its origins in
源泉yuán quánfountain; source
电源diàn yuánelectric source; power pack
起源qǐ yuánorigin; beginning
新能源xīn néng yuánnew energy; renewable energy

4.

Readings & Senses

lái yuán(lai yuan)

1. [noun/verb]source; origin[HSK6]

2. [noun/verb]source; origin[HSK 3.0 · L5]

5.

How to Use 来源 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith主要

zhǔ主

yào要

lái来

yuán源

neutral

main source

Subject + Predicatewith可靠

lái来

yuán源

kě可

kào靠

Noun + Nounwith消息

xiāo消

xi息

lái来

yuán源

Verb + Objectwith查清

chá查

qīng清

lái来

yuán源

6.

Example Sentences with 来源

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

lái来

yuán源

neutral

reliable source

neutral

source of information

formal

identify the source

shì是

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

。

The source of this book is the library.

zài在

zhuàn撰

xiě写

bào报

gào告

shí时

，

bì必

xū须

míng明

què确

biāo标

zhù注

suǒ所

yǒu有

shù数

jù据

de的

lái来

yuán源

。

When writing the report, it is essential to clearly indicate the source of all data.

nǐ你

cóng从

nǎ哪

lǐ里

dé得

zhī知

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

de的

？

tā它

de的

lái来

yuán源

kě可

kào靠

ma吗

？

Where did you get this news from? Is its source reliable?

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

liǎo了

jiě解

zhè这

xiē些

xìn信

xī息

de的

lái来

yuán源

shì是

fǒu否

kě可

kào靠

。

We need to know whether the source of this information is reliable.

zhè这

ge个

cí词

yǔ语

de的

lái来

yuán源

kě可

yǐ以

zhuī追

sù溯

dào到

gǔ古

dài代

hàn汉

yǔ语

。

The origin of this word can be traced back to ancient Chinese.