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起源

qǐ yuán · qi yuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. origin
  2. to originate
  3. to come from

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2 examples
01

奥(ào)林(lín)匹(pǐ)克(kè)的(de)起(qǐ)源(yuán)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)？

What are the origins of the Olympics?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

由(yóu)于(yú)它(tā)的(de)起(qǐ)源(yuán)，加(jiā)拿(ná)大(dà)英(yīng)语(yǔ)具(jù)有(yǒu)美(měi)国(guó)英(yīng)语(yǔ)和(hé)​​英(yīng)国(guó)英(yīng)语(yǔ)两(liǎng)者(zhě)的(de)特(tè)色(sè)。

Because of its origins, Canadian English has features of both American and British English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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