根源

gēn yuán

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

origin; root (cause)

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Characters

根gēnroot, basis, foundation木艮源yuánspring; source, root, head; surname氵原

Examples

我无法找到问题的根源。

wǒ wú fǎ zhǎo dào wèn tí de gēn yuán。

I can't locate the source of the problem.