Traditional: 來源
来源 (lái yuán) means “source (of information etc); origin”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 來源) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
这条新闻的来源可靠吗?
Zhè tiáo xīnwén de láiyuán kěkào ma?
Is the source of this news reliable?
Updated: 2026-05-27