来历

来历 láilì

Origin (source - history - past)

来历 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體來歷 laili

What 来历 means

Origin (source - history - past)

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Character by character

来历 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

来

lái

Come (arrive)

历

lì

Calendar (to experience - previous)

Words that share a character with 来历

How to write 来历

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来历 in a sentence

这块石头的来历很不一般。

Zhè kuài shítou de láilì hěn bù yìbān.

The history of this stone is quite out of the ordinary.

他不肯说出这笔钱的来历。

Tā bù kěn shuōchū zhè bǐ qián de láilì.

He would not say where this money came from.

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Questions about 来历

What does 来历 mean in English?

来历 is pronounced láilì and means Origin (source - history - past).

How do you pronounce 来历?

来历 is láilì in pinyin — written laili without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 来历?

来历 is written with 2 characters: 来 (lái) Come (arrive), 历 (lì) Calendar (to experience - previous). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 来历 written in traditional Chinese?

來歷. The simplified form 来历 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 來歷 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced láilì.

Is 来历 an HSK word?

Yes — 来历 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

扩张 kuòzhāng 喇叭 lǎba 蜡烛 làzhú 啦 la 来源 láiyuán 栏目 lánmù 懒惰 lǎnduò 狼狈 lángbèi

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