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人类起源

rén lèi qǐ yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
origin of mankind
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-645636e622a8dae2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

人類起源 人类起源 [ren2 lei4 qi3 yuan2] /origin of mankind/

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Other forms in these source records: 人類起源

  • 人
  • 类
    lèi

    kind; type; class; category / (classifier) kind; type / (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to

  • 起
    qǐ

    to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group

  • 源
    yuán

    root / source / origin

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