根源 (gēn yuán) — (noun) root cause, origin; (verb) to originate from, to stem from
Definition
根源 means 'root cause, origin' — stronger and more abstract than 原因 ('reason, cause'), focusing on the deepest source rather than a proximate trigger. Verb use 源于 X means 'stem from X', more literary than 出自.
noun
root causeorigin
verb
to originate fromto stem from
Examples
- 根源。Wǒ men yào cóng gēn yuán shàng jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí.We need to solve this problem at its root.
- 根源。Tā de chéng gōng gēn yuán yú duō nián de jiān chí.His success stems from years of persistence.
- 根源？Zhè chǎng chōng tū de gēn yuán shì shén me?What is the root cause of this conflict?
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