gēn yuán
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  • 1

    n.metaroot; origin; source

    • shí jiàn shì yī qiè kē xué zhī shi de gēn yuán

      实践一切科学知识根源

      Practical experience is the source of all knowledge science.

    • zhàn zhēng de gēn yuán shì tān lán

      战争根源贪婪

      The root of war is greed.

    • wú zhī shì xǔ duō zuì è de gēn yuán

      无知许多罪恶根源

      Ignorance is the parent of many evils.

  • 2

    v.stem from; originate; derive from

    • zhè xiē xiàn xiàng gēn yuán yú tā de shè huì zhì dù

      这些现象根源社会制度

      These phenomena are caused by the social system.

    • zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng gēn yuán yú yì shí xíng tài de chōng tū

      战争根源意识形态冲突

      This war originated in ideological conflicts.

    • zhè ge wèn tí gēn yuán yú shuāng fāng de yì jiàn bù tóng

      这个问题根源双方意见不同

      This problem is rooted in the disagreement of the two sides.