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What does 起源 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

起源 qǐyuán

origin; to originate

Its characters

  1. 起 qǐ to rise
  2. 源 yuán source

In a sentence

这个节日的起源很古老。 The origin of this festival is very old.

关于它的起源,有一个流传很广的传说:武当山上的道士张三丰看见一只鸟和一条蛇打斗,从中受到启发

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