来源 (lái yuán) — (noun) source, origin; (verb) to originate from, to come from
Definition
来源 works as both noun ('source/origin') and verb ('originate from'). Compared with 起源 and 根源, it emphasizes the concrete source of something (a river, a rumor, a tradition) rather than an abstract root cause.
noun
sourceorigin
verb
to originate fromto come from
Examples
- 来源。Zhè tiáo hé de lái yuán zài shān shàng.The source of this river is in the mountains.
- 来源？Nǐ zhī dào zhè ge xìn xī de lái yuán ma?Do you know the source of this information?
- 。Zhè ge chuán tǒng lái yuán yú gǔ dài.This tradition originates from ancient times.
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