HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

起源

/ qǐyuán /
Strokes

Collocation

1
起源于……
2
起源地
3
生命的起源
4
人类的起源

Definition

起源 :

1.(根源) origin; beginning; derivation; rise in:

the origination of life; 生命之起源

the origin of living things; 生物的起源

2.(开始发生) originate from; originate in; stem from; come from; take sth. as a starting point:

The quarrel originated in a misunderstanding. 这场争吵起源于误解。

All knowledge originates from labor. 一切知识起源于劳动。

 

以上来源于《新汉英大辞典》

Example

As a verb
1
Zhīshi
知识
yuán
起源
shíjiàn
实践
  

Knowledge originates from practice.

2
shí
其实
  
,
jīng
京剧
bìng
shì
běijīng
北京
de
fāng
地方
  
,
yuán
起源
ānhuī
安徽
  

In fact, Beijing Opera is not a local opera in Beijing, it originated in Anhui.

3
Zhōngguó
中国
de
liǎng
tiáo
大河
    
——
chángJiāng
长江
huáng
黄河
dōu
yuán
起源
qīngzàng
青藏
gāoyuán
高原
  

China's two major rivers, the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, originated in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

As a Noun
4
Guān
关于
rénlèi
人类
de
yuán
起源
yǒu
hěnduō
很多
shuō
说法
  

There are many sayings about the origin of man.

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