根源
gēn yuán
Pinyin
Definition
根源
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- origin
- root (cause)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 source (of information etc)
- 2 origin
- 1 root
- 2 basis
- 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- 4 classifier: 条 tiáo
- 5 radical (chemistry)
- 1 has its origins in
Idioms (20)
刨根问底
- 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
- 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 2 to eradicate
寻根问底
- 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
左右逢源
- 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
- 3 to have everything going one's way
- 4 to benefit from both sides
斩草除根
- 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 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。
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!
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。
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.