lai2
yuan2
  1. source (of information etc)
  2. origin

Characters

  • 来 (來): to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
  • 源 (源): root; source; origin

Resources

Examples

什么是您最大的灵感来源?

请勿由享有版权的来源添加句子。

這件事是我透過可靠的消息來源得知的。

我的母亲是一位天使,也是我的灵感来源。

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