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由来
yóu​lái HSK7

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yóu​lái origin

  1. 由 yóu noun
    [reason]
    (bound form) cause; reason; source
  2. 来 來 lái verb
    to come
    To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen

yóu​lái since the beginning

  1. 由 yóu preposition
    from
    from; starting at a place or time
  2. 来 來 lái prepositionparticle
    since
    Used after a time duration to mean "for the past..." or "ever since"