起源

qǐ yuán

HSK 7freq #11950

Meanings

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qǐ yuán

1.origin
2.to originate
3.to come from

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Wiktionary

1.to originate; to come from
2.origin; source

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Components

起走己

源氵原

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Example sentences

佛教起源於印度。
Buddhism had its beginnings in India.
奥林匹克的起源是什么？
What are the origins of the Olympics?
由於它的起源，加拿大英語具有美國英語和英國英語兩者的特色。
Because of its origins, Canadian English has features of both American and British English.

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Related words

人类起源 origin of mankind 物种起源 Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"