# 由来 (yóulái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 由来 (yóulái) means “origin; how something came about”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: origin; how something came about
- Pinyin: yóulái (you2 lai2)
- Traditional: 由來
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 你知道这个节日的由来吗？
  Nǐ zhīdào zhège jiérì de yóulái ma?
  Do you know the origin of this festival?

## Characters

- [由](https://hanziro.com/word/you-by-from/) (yóu): by, from; due to
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come

https://hanziro.com/word/you-lai-origin/

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