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由来 (yóu lái): Origin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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由来 consists of 2 characters.

Example Sentences with 由来

Zhè这

ge个

chuán传

tǒng统

jié节

rì日

de的

yóu由

lái来

kě可

yǐ以

zhuī追

sù溯

dào到

jǐ几

bǎi百

nián年

qián前

。

The origin of this traditional festival can be traced back several hundred years.

tā他

xū虚

gòu构

le了

yí一

gè个

lǐ理

yóu由

lái来

nǐ你

yuàn愿

yì意

yòng用

duō多

shǎo少

zì自

yóu由

lái来

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nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

yǒu有

què确

záo凿

de的

jiě解

shì释

chí迟

dào到

。

He fabricated an excuse to explain his lateness.

huàn

换

qǔ取

zhè这

fèn份

wěn稳

dìng定

de的

gōng工

zuò作

？

How much freedom are you willing to exchange for this stable job?

lǐ

理

yóu由

lái来

zhī支

chí持

zhè这

ge个

dà大

dǎn胆

de的

jiǎ假

shè设

？

Do you have definite reasons to support this bold hypothesis?

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

zhī知

dào道

‘

lán蓝

yá牙

’

sú俗

chēng称

de的

yóu由

lái来

yǔ与

nà那

wèi位

dān丹

mài麦

guó国

wáng王

yǒu有

guān关

ma吗

？

Don't you know that the origin of the common name 'Bluetooth' is related to that Danish king?

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 由来.

Words with 由

由于yóu yúHSK 4
理由lǐ yóu
由此yóu cǐ
由衷yóu zhōng
自由zì yóu
不由得bù yóu de
不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔ
信马由缰xìn mǎ yóu jiāng

Words with 来

后来hòu láiHSK 3
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
从来cóng láiHSK 4
原来yuán láiHSK 4
将来jiāng láiHSK 4
本来běn láiHSK 4
来自lái zìHSK 4
来不及

lái bu jí

HSK 4