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来源 láiyuán

来源 láiyuán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 来源 láiyuán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
láiyuán | lai2 yuan2
English translation
source (of information etc)
origin

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About 来源 láiyuán

Read some general information about the Chinese word 来源 láiyuán .

Traditional form

來源

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 来源 láiyuán

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 来源 láiyuán .

lái

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of lái . Pictograph of wheat. The current meaning "come" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "wheat" is now written as mài .

Positional decomposition

未丷

Number of Strokes

7
yuán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and yuán represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yuán

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵原

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 来源 láiyuán

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商业 shāngyè yòng zhè táng yǒu liǎng 主要 zhǔyào 来源 láiyuán —— tián 甘蔗 gān zhe 制糖甜菜 tián cài .

There are two principal sources of commercial sucrose - sugar cane and sugar beets.

我们 wǒmen Cóng 可靠 kěkào de 消息来源 xiāo xi lái yuán 获知 huò zhī 索尼娅非常 fēicháng ài 自己 zìjǐ de 家人 jiā rén

Sonia, we are reliably informed, loves her family very much.

Bié 相信 xiāngxìn 别人 biéren 告诉 gàosu de huà yòng 独立 dúlì de 信息 xìnxī 来源 láiyuán zài 核实 hé shí 一遍 yī biàn

Don'tbelieve what you are told; double-check with an independent source.

创作 chuàngzuò zhè 本书 de 想法 xiǎng fǎ 来源于 lái yuán yú 跟菲莉帕·布鲁斯 bù lǔ sī de 谈话 tán huà

The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.

来源 láiyuán Decomposition

See the 8 Chinese characters that make up 来源 láiyuán and their own compounds.

来源 láiyuán Compounds

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Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

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