Chinese word

来源

Pronunciation

Pinyinlái yuán

Meaning

  • nounsource

Example

这个消息的来源很可靠。zhè ge xiāo xī de lái yuán hěn kě kào

The source of this message is very reliable.

Illustration for 来源 (source)

More examples

请在报告中注明数据的来源。qǐng zài bào gào zhōng zhù míng shù jù de lái yuán

Please indicate the source of the data in the report.

Core concept

The place or path from which something can be followed back to its beginning.

Common phrases

  • 新闻来源xīn wén lái yuán

    news source

  • 数据来源shù jù lái yuán

    data source

  • 官方来源guān fāng lái yuán

    official source

Similar words

出处chū chǔ: The first place a word or piece of information came from, or evidence showing where it began.
来历lái lì: The history and background of a person or object, including where it came from.
源头yuán tóu: The root or beginning point where a flow, thing, or problem starts.
根源gēn yuán: The fundamental cause at the root of a matter or problem.

Definition in Chinese

指信息、物品或想法的来源或根本出处，侧重指出是从何处来的。zhǐ xìn xī wù pǐn huò xiáng fǎ de lái yuán huò gēn běn chū chǔ cè zhòng zhǐ chū shì cóng hé chù lái de

Word origin

来源 (láiyuán, "source") brings together 来 (lái, "come") and 源 (yuán, "spring or source"), so its form points to what something comes from.

Usage tips

  • The word itself does not judge reliability, so knowing where something came from is not the same as proving that it is trustworthy.

Other meanings

  • originnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 来源渠道lái yuán qú dàosource channelnoun
  • 来源地lái yuán dìplace of originnoun

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