That word is of Greek origin.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
词源
etymology
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
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etymology
02
origin of a word
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 词源 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 词源 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
This word comes from Latin.
The word comes from Greek.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 词源.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 词源.
Directly before
- 这个词源3
- 那个词源1
Directly after
- 词源於2
- 词源于1
- 词源自于1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 词源
What does 词源 mean in Chinese?
词源 (cíyuán) means etymology.
How do you pronounce 词源?
词源 is pronounced cíyuán.
Is 词源 an HSK word?
词源 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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