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source (of information etc) / origin
HSK 4
natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism)
HSK 4
electric power source
HSK 4
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
origin / root (cause)
HSK 7-9
origin / to originate / to come from
HSK 7-9
has its origins in
HSK 7-9
source / fountainhead
HSK 7-9
(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
HSK 7-9
origin / source / relationship
HSK 7-9
to originate in
HSK 7-9
fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin
HSK 7-9
place of origin / birthplace / source
HSK 7-9
allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
source code (computing)
Heyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
to trace something to its source (idiom)
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  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
(biochemistry) lectin
Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
to go back to the source
Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai
to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码)
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides
(of watercourses) source and course / origin and development
supply of students / source of students
Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
river source
Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan
Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia
light source
Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
power supply (of an appliance etc)
heat source
Taoyuan county in Changde 常德, Hunan / Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
electric socket / power point
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
to rise / to originate / source / derivation
deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)
Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市, Hunan
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州, Qinghai
epicenter (of earthquake) / hypocenter
origin / source
source of customers
Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定, Hebei
Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia
etymology / origin of a word
supply of goods
financial resources / source of revenue
Hunyuan county in Datong 大同, Shanxi
Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
cognate; words having a common origin
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
springhead / fountainhead / (fig.) source
place of origin / source (of a war or a social movement)
to originate from
renewable energy source
manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops
to trace sth back to its origin
source
Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博, Shandong
the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia
variant of 原原本本
homology (biology) / a common origin
Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law
etymology (of a non-Chinese word) / origin of a character
The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)
the root of all evil
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth
web feed / news feed / syndicated feed
source
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州, Qinghai
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
MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府
mineral resources

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