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源于

yuán yú

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 源於

源于 (yuán yú) means "has its origins in". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 源于 means

1. has its origins in

The characters in 源于

• 源yuánroot; source; origin
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 那个字源于希腊。
  Nàge zìyuán yú Xīlà.
  That word is of Greek origin.
• 恐惧来源于未知。
  Kǒngjù láiyuányú wèizhī.
  Fear comes from the unknown.
• 那个词源于希腊。
  Nàge cí yuányú Xīlà.
  That word is of Greek origin.
• 佛教起源于印度。
  Buddhism had its beginnings in India.
• 这个词源于拉丁语。
  Zhège cíyuán yú Lādīngyǔ.
  This word comes from Latin.
• 这个词来源于希腊语。
  Zhège cí láiyuán yú Xīlàyǔ.
  This word comes from Greek.

Words containing 源于

• 来源于lái yuán yúto originate in

Sounds the same

Read yuán yú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 缘于to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to
• 鼋鱼soft-shelled turtle; also termed 鳖

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