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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

来源 [láiyuán]
  1. 1. noun origin
  2. 2. verb originate
    小说素材来源于生活。
    The material for the novel originates in real life.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

来源 [láiyuán]
  1. 1. well
  2. 2. springhead
  3. 3. mint
  4. 4. paternity
  5. 5. provenience
  6. 6. provenance
  7. 7. authorship
  8. 8. whence
  9. 9. quarry
  10. 10. resource
  11. 11. budget
  12. 12. bottom
  13. 13. source

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

来源 [láiyuán]
  1. 1. 事物的根源;事物产生的地方
    典故来源
    生活来源
    税收是国家财政的来源之一。
  2. 2. 起源;产生(常跟"于"配合使用)
    货币来源于物质交换。

Example Search

我们一直在追查这部分超收款项的来源
We have been checking the origin of the surplus money.
警方决心彻查这批假药的来源
The police are determined to thoroughly investigate the source of the counterfeit medicine.
我们的储备粮有限,必须尽快找到新的粮食来源
Our reserve food is limited. We must find new resources as soon as possible.
这条新闻的来源是新华社北京分社。
This piece of news comes from the Beijing office of Xinhua news agency.
这个千户的村庄,主要的经济来源就是旅游业。
The main economic resource of this ten-thousand-family village is tourism.
自从被辞退后,我就失却了稳定的经济来源
I lost a steady income after I was fired.
化学纤维可根据原料来源的不同,分为再生纤维和合成纤维等。
Chemical fibre can be divided into regeneration fibres, and synthesizing fibres according to different material resources.
商业银行的收入主要来源于贷款和存款的利率差。
The earnings of commercial banks are mainly from the balance of the interest rate between loan and deposit.
很多成语来源于历史故事。
Many Chinese idioms originate from historical stories.

Collocations

生活来源
a living source
主要来源
a main source
断了来源
a broken source
查明来源
to find out the source
来源于实践
to come from fulfillment
来源不明
the source isn't clear

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行程 [xíngchē]

  • 1.drive a vehicle
  • 2.line; row; rank | trade; …
  • 3.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 4.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 5.drive a vehicle

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