根源
gēn yuán
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 classifier: 条 tiáo
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
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 classifier: 个 gè
yuán yú
  1. 1 has its origins in

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

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.
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!
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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