来源 (lái yuán) — source in Mandarin
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#735 most common word · HSK 6 · CEFR C1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
来源 is pronounced lái yuán. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
zhè tiáo xìn xī de lái yuán shì shé me?
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What does 来源 mean?+
来源 (lái yuán) means "source" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 来源?+
来源 is pronounced lái yuán. It uses the tone 2 (rising). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 来源 in Mandarin?+
来源 is the #735 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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