来历

来历 láilì in a sentence

Origin (source - history - past)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

来历 (láilì) means Origin (source - history - past). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

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.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 来历

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.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 来历

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How is 来历 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 来历 (láilì, "Origin (source - history - past)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 来历 an HSK word?

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

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