起源

起源 qǐyuán in a sentence

Origin (originate)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

起源 (qǐyuán) means Origin (originate). 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

科学家在研究生命的 起源 。

Kēxuéjiā zài yánjiū shēngmìng de qǐyuán.

Scientists are studying the origin of life.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起源

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How is 起源 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 起源 (qǐyuán, "Origin (originate)"), 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 起源 an HSK word?

Yes — 起源 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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