# 起源 (qǐyuán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起源 (qǐyuán) means “origin; to originate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: origin; to originate
- Pinyin: qǐyuán (qi3 yuan2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 科学家正在研究生命的起源。
  Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū shēngmìng de qǐyuán.
  Scientists are studying the origin of life.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- 源 (yuán): root; source

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-yuan-origin/

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