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源
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Definitions
- 1. root
- 2. source
- 3. origin
Example Sentences
1 shown這個詞來 源 于希臘語。
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Words Containing 源
single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
theory of single origin (of mankind)
Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
place of origin
Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism)
to originate from
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong
Xinyuan County or Künes nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
land resources
energy
fountainhead
nuclear power
place of origin
Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng]
see 追本溯源[zhuī běn sù yuán]
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan
web feed
Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong
Lianyuan, county-level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan
medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)
to pursue sth back to its origins
a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
Wengyuan County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong
The Tale of Genji
Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia
cause of disease
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
renewable resource
Lianyuan county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan
hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)
Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
Zhenyuan county in Yunnan
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang
to investigate the origin of sth
Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan
Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang
Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan
supply of goods
Minute Maid
Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西[dìng xī], Gansu
source of an infection
Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市[luò hé shì], Henan
Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai
Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
has its origins in
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
Greed is the root of all evil.
Liaoyuan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
to trace sth back to its origin
to trace something to its source (idiom)
Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong
Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
exogenous
to share the same origins; to have common roots
origin
Hunyuan county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
heat source
Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong
etymology
to originate
origin
springhead
the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity
cognate; words having a common origin
etymology
autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)
Lingyuan, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai
open source software (OSS)
Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
source code (computing)
Hunyuan county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
human resources
Yuancheng district of Heyuan city 河源市[hé yuán shì], Guangdong
energy shortage
unified resource
see 開放源碼|开放源码[kāi fàng yuán mǎ]
etymology (of a non-Chinese word)
neutron source
Yuancheng district of Heyuan city 河源市[hé yuán shì], Guangdong
Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan
to go back to the source
MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[lián cāng mù fǔ]
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
source address
hydroelectric power
Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player
power cable (of an appliance etc)
source organ
see 追根溯源[zhuī gēn sù yuán]
source of customers
origin of mankind
to originate in
Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西[dìng xī], Gansu
homology (biology)
Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
origin of a name
Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市[luò hé shì], Henan
Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[zhāng jiā jiè shì], Hunan
source
origin
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
source code (computing)
to go back to the source
the root of all evil
(of watercourses) source and course
Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
Money is the root of all evil.
see 桃花源[táo huā yuán]
see 桃花源[táo huā yuán]
to expand one's financial resources
Lianyuan, county-level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan
Wengyuan County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong
mineral resources
Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
source
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
light source
Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
source code (computing)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
origin
electric power source
aural vertigo
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan
source
electric socket
Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018
manpower resources (for military service)
Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
stressor
financial resources
Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
Charles Darwin's \Origin of Species\
(seismology) focal mechanism
energy crisis
Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi
Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
power supply (of an appliance etc)
sealed radiation source
(biochemistry) lectin
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
(computer chip manufacture) active area
to rise
Liaoyuan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China
Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan
supply of students
renewable energy source
Lingyuan, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning
Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi
Xinyuan County or Künes nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Qingyuan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi
source (of information etc)
lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌體|噬菌体[shì jūn tǐ])
denominal verb
epicenter (of earthquake)
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
Qingyuan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi
geothermal resources
nonrenewable resource
otogenic
Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
natural resource
water source
to track sth to its roots
radiation source
open source (computing)
deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)
Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), formed in 1998
renewable resource