Chinese phrase
出处是〜 chū chǔ shì 〜
Meaning
The source is ___
When to use it
It states where information or something else comes from. It is a neutral way to identify the source of data, documents, quotations, or other material.
Example dialogue
你这组数据看起来很重要，能说一下来源吗？ nǐ zhè zǔ shù jù kàn qǐ lái hěn zhòng yào néng shuō yí xià lái yuán ma
This set of data looks important. Could you tell me where it comes from?
这组数据的 出处是 教育部去年发布的统计报告。 zhè zǔ shù jù de chū chǔ shì jiào yù bù qù nián fā bù de tǒng jì bào gào
The source of this data is a statistical report issued by the Ministry of Education last year.