根源
Meaning
gēnyuán gen1 yuan2
- origin
- root (cause)
Example sentences
- I can't locate the source of the problem.
- Imagination is the root of all civilization.
- wèntí问题de的gēnyuán根源shì是,zài在dāngjīn当今shìjiè世界,yúrén愚人chōngmǎn充满le了zìxìn自信,ér而zhìzhě智者chōngmǎn充满le了huáiyí怀疑。The fundamental cause of the problem is that in the modern world, idiots are full of confidence, while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Words sharing a character
- 根本gēnběnfundamental
- 根据gēnjùaccording to
- 扎根zhāgēnto take root
- 根基gēnjīfoundation
- 根治gēnzhìto bring under permanent control
- 归根到底guīgēndàodǐafter all
- 根深蒂固gēnshēndìgùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
- 斩草除根zhǎncǎochúgēnto cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 资源zīyuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals)
- 来源láiyuánsource (of information etc)