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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
能源 néngyuán	能源 \| 能源* \| *能源	energy / power source / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


资源 zīyuán	资源 \| 资源* \| *资源	natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism)	資源 HSK 5


来源 láiyuán	来源 \| 来源* \| *来源	source (of information etc) / origin	來源 HSK 6


电源 diànyuán	电源 \| 电源* \| *电源	electric power source	電源 HSK 6


起源 qǐyuán	起源 \| 起源* \| *起源	origin / to originate / to come from	HSK 6


根源 gēnyuán	根源 \| 根源* \| *根源	origin / root (cause)	HSK 6


源 yuán	源 \| 源* \| *源	root / source / origin


水源 shuǐyuán	水源 \| 水源* \| *水源	water source / water supply / headwaters of a river


门源 Ményuán	门源 \| 门源* \| *门源	Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州, Qinghai	門源


新源 Xīnyuán	新源 \| 新源* \| *新源	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


开源 kāiyuán	开源 \| 开源* \| *开源	to expand one's financial resources / abbr. for 開放源碼｜开放源码	開源


河源 Héyuán	河源 \| 河源* \| *河源	Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong


货源 huòyuán	货源 \| 货源* \| *货源	supply of goods	貨源


光源 guāngyuán	光源 \| 光源* \| *光源	light source


辽源 Liáoyuán	辽源 \| 辽源* \| *辽源	Liaoyuan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China	遼源


桃源 Táoyuán	桃源 \| 桃源* \| *桃源	Taoyuan county in Changde 常德, Hunan / Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣｜高雄县, southwest Taiwan


桃源 táoyuán	桃源 \| 桃源* \| *桃源	see 桃花源


洱源 Ěryuán	洱源 \| 洱源* \| *洱源	Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan


济源 Jìyuán	济源 \| 济源* \| *济源	Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan	濟源


震源 zhènyuán	震源 \| 震源* \| *震源	epicenter (of earthquake) / hypocenter


武陵源 Wǔlíngyuán	武陵源 \| 武陵源* \| *武陵源	Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市｜张家界市, Hunan


婺源 Wùyuán	婺源 \| 婺源* \| *婺源	Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒｜上饶, Jiangxi


沽源 Gūyuán	沽源 \| 沽源* \| *沽源	Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口｜张家口, Hebei


溯源 sùyuán	溯源 \| 溯源* \| *溯源	to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source


涞源 Láiyuán	涞源 \| 涞源* \| *涞源	Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定, Hebei	淶源


浑源 Húnyuán	浑源 \| 浑源* \| *浑源	Hunyuan county in Datong 大同, Shanxi	渾源


财源 cáiyuán	财源 \| 财源* \| *财源	financial resources / source of revenue	財源


世外桃源 shìwàitáoyuán	世外桃源 \| 世外桃源* \| *世外桃源	see 桃花源


饮水思源 yǐnshuǐsīyuán	饮水思源 \| 饮水思源* \| *饮水思源	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!	飲水思源


发源 fāyuán	发源 \| 发源* \| *发源	to rise / to originate / source / derivation	發源


同源 tóngyuán	同源 \| 同源* \| *同源	homology (biology) / a common origin


万源 Wànyuán	万源 \| 万源* \| *万源	Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州｜达州, Sichuan	萬源


渊源 yuānyuán	渊源 \| 渊源* \| *渊源	origin / source / relationship	淵源


凌源 Língyuán	凌源 \| 凌源* \| *凌源	Lingyuan, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽｜朝阳, Liaoning


富源 Fùyuán	富源 \| 富源* \| *富源	Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan


热源 rèyuán	热源 \| 热源* \| *热源	heat source	熱源


泉源 quányuán	泉源 \| 泉源* \| *泉源	springhead / fountainhead / (fig.) source


客源 kèyuán	客源 \| 客源* \| *客源	source of customers


晋源 Jìnyuán	晋源 \| 晋源* \| *晋源	Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi	晉源


东源 Dōngyuán	东源 \| 东源* \| *东源	Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong	東源


江源 Jiāngyuán	江源 \| 江源* \| *江源	Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin


江源 jiāngyuán	江源 \| 江源* \| *江源	river source


盐源 Yányuán	盐源 \| 盐源* \| *盐源	Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州｜凉山彝族自治州, south Sichuan	鹽源


沂源 Yíyuán	沂源 \| 沂源* \| *沂源	Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博, Shandong


追根溯源 zhuīgēnsùyuán	追根溯源 \| 追根溯源* \| *追根溯源	to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth


罗源 Luóyuán	罗源 \| 罗源* \| *罗源	Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian	羅源


沁源 Qìnyuán	沁源 \| 沁源* \| *沁源	Qingyuan county in Changzhi 長治｜长治, Shanxi


翁源 Wēngyuán	翁源 \| 翁源* \| *翁源	Wengyuan County in Shaoguan 韶關｜韶关, Guangdong


肇源 Zhàoyuán	肇源 \| 肇源* \| *肇源	Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶｜大庆, Heilongjiang


内源 nèiyuán	内源 \| 内源* \| *内源	source	內源


泾源 Jīngyuán	泾源 \| 泾源* \| *泾源	Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia	涇源


吴清源 Wú Qīngyuán	吴清源 \| 吴清源* \| *吴清源	Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player	吳清源


词源 cíyuán	词源 \| 词源* \| *词源	etymology / origin of a word	詞源


渭源 Wèiyuán	渭源 \| 渭源* \| *渭源	Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu


病源 bìngyuán	病源 \| 病源* \| *病源	cause of disease


左右逢源 zuǒyòuféngyuán	左右逢源 \| 左右逢源* \| *左右逢源	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


魏源 Wèi Yuán	魏源 \| 魏源* \| *魏源	Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar


兵源 bīngyuán	兵源 \| 兵源* \| *兵源	manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops


追本溯源 zhuīběnsùyuán	追本溯源 \| 追本溯源* \| *追本溯源	to trace sth back to its origin


本源 běnyuán	本源 \| 本源* \| *本源	origin / source


语源 yǔyuán	语源 \| 语源* \| *语源	etymology	語源


安源 Ānyuán	安源 \| 安源* \| *安源	Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市｜萍乡市, Jiangxi


涟源 Liányuán	涟源 \| 涟源* \| *涟源	Lianyuan, county-level city in Loudi 婁底｜娄底, Hunan	漣源


湟源 Huángyuán	湟源 \| 湟源* \| *湟源	Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧｜西宁, Qinghai


汉源 Hànyuán	汉源 \| 汉源* \| *汉源	Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan	漢源


追本穷源 zhuīběnqióngyuán	追本穷源 \| 追本穷源* \| *追本穷源	see 追本溯源	追本窮源


推本溯源 tuīběnsùyuán	推本溯源 \| 推本溯源* \| *推本溯源	to go back to the source


人力资源 rénlìzīyuán	人力资源 \| 人力资源* \| *人力资源	human resources	人力資源


生源 shēngyuán	生源 \| 生源* \| *生源	supply of students / source of students


字源 zìyuán	字源 \| 字源* \| *字源	etymology (of a non-Chinese word) / origin of a character


法源 fǎyuán	法源 \| 法源* \| *法源	Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law


再生能源 zàishēngnéngyuán	再生能源 \| 再生能源* \| *再生能源	renewable energy source


放射源 fàngshèyuán	放射源 \| 放射源* \| *放射源	radiation source


桃花源 táohuāyuán	桃花源 \| 桃花源* \| *桃花源	the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia


饮流怀源 yǐnliúhuáiyuán	饮流怀源 \| 饮流怀源* \| *饮流怀源	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!	飲流懷源


三江源 Sānjiāngyuán	三江源 \| 三江源* \| *三江源	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


不可再生资源 bùkězàishēngzīyuán	不可…资源 \| 不可…资源* \| *不可…资源	nonrenewable resource	不可再生資源


世外桃花源 shìwàitáohuāyuán	世外桃花源 \| 世外桃花源* \| *世外桃花源	see 桃花源


中子源 zhōngzǐyuán	中子源 \| 中子源* \| *中子源	neutron source


人类起源 rénlèiqǐyuán	人类起源 \| 人类起源* \| *人类起源	origin of mankind	人類起源


传染源 chuánrǎnyuán	传染源 \| 传染源* \| *传染源	source of an infection	傳染源


再生资源 zàishēngzīyuán	再生资源 \| 再生资源* \| *再生资源	renewable resource	再生資源


可再生资源 kězàishēngzīyuán	可再生资源 \| 可再生资源* \| *可再生资源	renewable resource	可再生資源


同宗同源 tóngzōngtóngyuán	同宗同源 \| 同宗同源* \| *同宗同源	to share the same origins; to have common roots


名源 míngyuán	名源 \| 名源* \| *名源	origin of a name


土地资源 tǔdìzīyuán	土地资源 \| 土地资源* \| *土地资源	land resources	土地資源


地热资源 dìrèzīyuán	地热资源 \| 地热资源* \| *地热资源	geothermal resources	地熱資源


外源 wàiyuán	外源 \| 外源* \| *外源	exogenous


密封辐射源 mìfēngfúshèyuán	密封辐射源 \| 密封辐射源* \| *密封辐射源	sealed radiation source	密封輻射源


寻根溯源 xúngēnsùyuán	寻根溯源 \| 寻根溯源* \| *寻根溯源	see 追根溯源	尋根溯源


应激源 yìngjīyuán	应激源 \| 应激源* \| *应激源	stressor	應激源


核能源 hénéngyuán	核能源 \| 核能源* \| *核能源	nuclear power


氢能源 qīngnéngyuán	氢能源 \| 氢能源* \| *氢能源	hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)	氫能源


水能源 shuǐnéngyuán	水能源 \| 水能源* \| *水能源	hydroelectric power


泝源 sùyuán	泝源 \| 泝源* \| *泝源	variant of 溯源


消息来源 xiāoxiláiyuán	消息来源 \| 消息来源* \| *消息来源	web feed / news feed / syndicated feed	消息來源


物种起源 Wùzhǒng Qǐyuán	物种起源 \| 物种起源* \| *物种起源	Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"	物種起源


矿产资源 kuàngchǎnzīyuán	矿产资源 \| 矿产资源* \| *矿产资源	mineral resources	礦產資源


票源 piàoyuán	票源 \| 票源* \| *票源	(Tw) voter base


究其根源 jiūqígēnyuán	究其根源 \| 究其根源* \| *究其根源	to trace something to its source (idiom)

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