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source (of information etc) / origin
HSK 4
electric power source
HSK 4
natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism)
HSK 4
place of origin / birthplace / source
HSK 7-9
the root of all evil
origin / to originate / to come from
HSK 7-9
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
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  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
renewable energy source
human resources
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
has its origins in
HSK 7-9
hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)
light source
source; origin; fountainhead
HSK 7-9
open-source software (OSS)
etymology / origin of a word
source of an infection
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
source code (computing)
lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌體|噬菌体)
origin of mankind
heat source
origin / root (cause)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
HSK 7-9
origin / source / relationship
HSK 7-9
etymology (of a non-Chinese word) / origin of a character
Minute Maid
renewable resource
land resources
homology (biology) / a common origin
Heyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan
to originate from
nuclear power
fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin
HSK 7-9
Wanyuan, a county-level city in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市, Sichuan
financial resources / source of revenue
exogenous
source of customers
otogenic
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, Xinjiang
to originate in
HSK 7-9
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
to track sth to its roots
stressor
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
open-source software
Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan
renewable resource
to share the same origins; to have common roots
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
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!
source code (computing)
to rise / to originate / source / derivation
to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
web feed / news feed / syndicated feed
cause of disease
Taoyuan, a county in Changde City 常德市, Hunan
Zhaoyuan, a county in Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市, Heilongjiang
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
the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia
mineral resources
(computing) open-source
(of watercourses) source and course / origin and development
to originate
(Tw) power bank
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
to go back to the source
river source
supply of goods
power bank; portable charger
US Department of Energy (DOE)
to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码)
power cable (of an appliance etc)
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
nonrenewable resource
manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops
hydroelectric power
electric socket / power point
radiation source
Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), formed in 1998
Lingyuan, a county-level city in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市, Hunan
springhead / fountainhead / (fig.) source
to trace something to its source (idiom)
geothermal resources

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