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起源

qǐ yuán

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

起源 (qǐ yuán) means "origin". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 起源 means

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

The characters in 起源

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 源yuánroot; source; origin

Example sentences

• 佛教起源于印度。
  Buddhism had its beginnings in India.
• 奥林匹克的起源是什么？
  àolínpǐkè de qǐyuán shì shénme?
  What are the origins of the Olympics?
• 奥林匹克的起源是什幺？
  What are the origins of the Olympics?
• 旗袍是一种17世纪起源于中国的传统式样的女性服装。
  Qípáo shì yīzhǒng 17 shìjì qǐyuán yú Zhōngguó de chuántǒng shìyàng de nǚxìng fúzhuāng.
  The qipao is a classic female garment that originated in 17th century China.
• 由于它的起源，加拿大英语具有美国英语和​​英国英语两者的特色。
  Yóuyú tā de qǐyuán, Jiānádà Yīngyǔ jùyǒu Měiguó Yīngyǔ hé ​​ Yīngguó Yīngyǔ liǎngzhě de tèsè.
  Because of its origins, Canadian English has features of both American and British English.
• 如果你是中国文化爱好者，或许可以读《古汉语声调的起源》这篇文章。
  If you are a China fan, maybe read the article "Origins of Tones in Old Chinese."

Words containing 起源

• 人类起源rén lèi qǐ yuánorigin of mankind
• 物种起源Wù zhǒng Qǐ yuánCharles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"

Where 起源 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · qì–qǐ (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qǐ yuán correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.