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HSK
natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism)
HSK 4
source (of information etc) / origin
HSK 4
(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
HSK 7-9
to originate in
HSK 7-9
electric power source
HSK 4
origin / to originate / to come from
HSK 7-9
nonrenewable resource
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  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
renewable energy source
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
light source
land resources
source code (computing)
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌體|噬菌体)
origin / root (cause)
HSK 7-9
origin of mankind
etymology (of a non-Chinese word) / origin of a character
Minute Maid
source of an infection
web feed / news feed / syndicated feed
homology (biology) / a common origin
has its origins in
HSK 7-9
place of origin / birthplace / source
HSK 7-9
Heyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan
to originate from
heat source
origin / source / relationship
HSK 7-9
nuclear power
fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin
HSK 7-9
source
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
renewable resource
theory of single origin (of mankind)
exogenous
source of customers
otogenic
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!
to track sth to its roots
energy crisis
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
to rise / to originate / source / derivation
to share the same origins; to have common roots
cognate; words having a common origin
source code (computing)
to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth
cause of disease
renewable resource
mineral resources
supply of goods
to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码)
the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia
(of watercourses) source and course / origin and development
to originate
Luoyuan, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
human resources
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
power cable (of an appliance etc)
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops
hydroelectric power
Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia
(computing) open-source
open-source software (OSS)
Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player
radiation source
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
Weiyuan, a county in Dingxi City 定西市, Gansu
Yuancheng, a district of Heyuan City 河源市, Guangdong
to trace something to its source (idiom)
Wanyuan, a county-level city in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市, Sichuan
electric socket / power point
Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai
source; origin; fountainhead
HSK 7-9
hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州, Qinghai
(computing) closed-source
open-source software
source organ

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