origin; beginning (n.)
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这个传统的起源可以追溯到古代。 zhège chuántǒng de qǐyuán kěyǐ zhuīsù dào gǔdài. - The origin of this tradition can be traced back to ancient times.
他们研究这种疾病的起源。 tāmen yánjiū zhè zhǒng jíbìng de qǐyuán. - They study the origin of this disease.
这个词的起源并不为人所知。 zhège cí de qǐyuán bìng bù wèi rén suǒzhī. - The origin of this word is not known to people.
这个习俗的起源可以追溯到数百年前。 zhège xísú de qǐyuán kěyǐ zhuīsù dào shù bǎinián qián. - The origin of this custom can be traced back hundreds of years.
他们试图弄清楚这个概念的起源。 tāmen shìtú nòng qīngchu zhège gàiniàn de qǐyuán. - They are trying to figure out the origin of this concept.
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起 qǐ - (begin) from; rise, get up; occur, start; break out; build; draft, draw out; (used after a verb) move upwards |
源 yuán - source of a river; source, root |