根源
gēn yuán
Pinyin

Definition

根源
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gēn yuán
  1. origin
  2. root (cause)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来源
lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin
根
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
源于
yuán yú
  1. 1 has its origins in
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
财源
cái yuán
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 source of revenue
资源
Zī yuán
  1. 1 Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guì lín], Guangxi
来源于
lái yuán yú
  1. 1 to originate in
光源
guāng yuán
  1. 1 light source
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
压根
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
婺源
Wù yuán
  1. 1 Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
少根筋
shǎo gēn jīn
  1. 1 (coll.) dim-witted
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 absent-minded
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
扎根
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root
根基
gēn jī
  1. 1 foundation
根治
gēn zhì
  1. 1 to bring under permanent control
  2. 2 to effect a radical cure

Idioms (20)

刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
  1. 1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. 2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
  1. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
  1. 1 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
  2. 2 to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
  1. 1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all things go back to their source eventually
  3. 3 in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
  1. 1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
  2. 2 In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
  1. 1 lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
询根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
财源滚滚
cái yuán gǔn gǔn
  1. 1 profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
  2. 2 raking in money
  3. 3 bonanza
追根问底
zhuī gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú
  1. 1 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2 to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

Sample Sentences

这你就不懂了。你们西医看问题是看表面。而我们中医是标本兼治。我给你举个例子，现在很多人脸上长青春痘，但是擦护肤品一点用都没有。为什么呢？因为根源是上火，一定要去火调理。
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le 。nǐmen xīyī kàn wèntí shì kàn biǎomiàn 。ér wǒmen zhōngyī shì biāoběnjiānzhì 。wǒ gěi nǐ jǔ ge lìzi ，xiànzài hěn duō rén liǎn shàng zhǎng qīngchūndòu ，dànshì cā hùfūpǐn yīdiǎn yòng dōu méiyǒu 。wèishénme ne ？yīnwèi gēnyuán shì shànghuǒ ，yīdìng yào qùhuǒ tiáolǐ 。
You just don't understand. Your Western medicine sees only the surface of problems. But our Chinese medicine cures both the symptoms and the roots of problems. I'll give you an example. These days a lot of people have acne on their faces. But facial cleansing products don't work at all. Why is that? Because the underlying reason is excessive internal heat. You need to get rid of it to recuperate.
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真有其事？但这并没有针对问题的根源来处理啊！
zhēnyǒuqíshì ？dàn zhè bìng méiyǒu zhēnduì wèntí de gēnyuán lái to take care of ā ！
Is that really a thing? But this doesn't really deal with the issue at hand!
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这是一个信号，表明政府不会再容忍象牙盗猎和走私。我们要表明自己的态度，清楚地告诉消费者购买象牙是不道德的，从消费心理这个根源上打击需求。
zhè shì yī gè xìnhào ，biǎomíng zhèngfǔ bùhuì zài róngrěn xiàngyá dàoliè hé zǒusī 。wǒmen yào biǎomíng zìjǐ de tàidu ，qīngchǔ de gàosu xiāofèizhě gòumǎi xiàngyá shì bù dàodé de ，cóng xiāofèi xīnlǐ zhè ge gēnyuán shàng dǎjī xūqiú 。
This is a signal to indicate that the government will not tolerate poachers and smugglers. We need to make our stance clear, and tell consumers that buying ivory is immoral, and strike the very root of the demand in consumers' hearts.
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