源于 (yuányú) means To originate from. Below is the one sentence on this site that uses it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
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这个节日起 源于 古代。
Zhège jiérì qǐyuán yú gǔdài.
This festival originated in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起源
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This page shows 1 sentence using 源于 (yuányú, "To originate from"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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