词源 (cí yuán) — etymology; the origin of a word
Definition
noun
etymologythe origin of a word
Examples
- 词源？Zhè ge cí de cí yuán shì shén me?What is the etymology of this word?
- 词源。Yán jiū hàn zì cí yuán hěn yǒu yì si.Studying the etymology of Chinese characters is very interesting.
- 词源。cí yuán Xué shì yǔ yán xué de yí gè fēn zhī.Etymology is a branch of linguistics.
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