本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 来源 來源 lái yuán source (of information etc) / origin syn 电源 電源 diàn yuán electric power source 于 於 yú (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by syn 源头 源頭 yuán tóu source / fountainhead syn 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 素材 sù cái source material (in literature and art) syn 查阅 查閱 chá yuè to consult / to refer to / to look sth up in a reference source syn 源泉 yuán quán fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin syn 火种 火種 huǒ zhǒng tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) 摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn 发源地 發源地 fā yuán dì place of origin / birthplace / source syn 出处 出處 chū chù source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) / origin / where sth comes from syn 光源 guāng yuán light source 渊源 淵源 yuān yuán origin / source / relationship syn 热源 熱源 rè yuán heat source 古柯 gǔ kē (botany) coca (source of cocaine) syn 着落 著落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution syn 财源 財源 cái yuán financial resources / source of revenue 知情人 zhī qíng rén person in the know / insider / informed source syn 祸水 禍水 huò shuǐ source of calamity (esp. of women) syn 火源 combustion source 中子 zhōng zǐ neutron 语录 語錄 yǔ lù quotation (from a book or existing source) syn 追根 zhuī gēn to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth syn 产地 產地 chǎn dì source (of a product) / place of origin / manufacturing location 中子星 zhōng zǐ xīng neutron star 先河 xiān hé source / precursor / forerunner syn 蓝本 藍本 lán běn blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based syn 溯源 sù yuán to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source syn 泉源 quán yuán springhead / fountainhead / (fig.) source syn 编译 編譯 biān yì to translate and edit / translator-editor / (computing) to compile (source code) 源代码 源代碼 yuán dài mǎ source code (computing) 原产地 原產地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance 发源 發源 fā yuán to rise / to originate / source / derivation syn 生源 shēng yuán supply of students / source of students 传染源 傳染源 chuán rǎn yuán source of an infection 本源 běn yuán origin / source syn 衍生物 yǎn shēng wù a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material) 放射源 fàng shè yuán radiation source 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 源程序 yuán chéng xù source code (computing) 燃烧室 燃燒室 rán shāo shì combustion source 源码 源碼 yuán mǎ source code (computing) 本事 běn shì source material / original story syn 开源 開源 kāi yuán to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1fang4 yuan2ma3]) 数据源 數據源 source of data 源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn 源流 yuán liú (of watercourses) source and course / origin and development syn 无着 無著 wú zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source 无着 無著 wū zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source 引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble syn 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure syn 法源 fǎ yuán Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law 消息灵通人士 消息靈通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information 瀛洲 yíng zhōu Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 源 yuán root / source / origin syn 胎 tāi fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire syn 太极 太極 tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology 中子弹 中子彈 zhōng zǐ dàn neutron bomb 内源 內源 nèi yuán source 策源地 cè yuán dì place of origin / source (of a war or a social movement) syn 法源寺 fǎ yuán sì Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing 氘 dāo deuterium 2H / heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 氕 piē protium 1H / light hydrogen, the most common isotope of hydrogen, having no neutron, so atomic weight 1 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 引鬼上门 引鬼上門 yǐn guǐ shàng mén lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home syn 追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority 中子源点火器 nuclear initiator / neutron initiator / neutron trigger 散裂中子源 Spallation Neutron Source 主要来源 主要來源 zhǔ yào lái yuán principle source / main source 来源国 來源國 lái yuán guó source country / source nation 源头削减 source reduction / reduction at source 非点源 非點源 fēi diǎn yuán non-point source / fugitive source 无法定位的污染源 無法定位的汙染源 non-point source / fugitive source 点源 點源 point source / point emission source 缓发中子 緩發中子 huǎn fā zhōng zǐ delayed neutron 热中子 熱中子 rè zhōng zǐ thermal neutron 瞬发中子 瞬發中子 shùn fā zhōng zǐ prompt neutron 中子俘获 中子俘獲 zhōng zǐ fú huò neutron capture 中子射线摄影 中子射線攝影 zhōng zǐ shè xiàn shè yǐng neutron radiography 中子数 中子數 zhōng zǐ shù neutron number 中子诱导的放射性 neutron-induced activity 脉冲中子管 pulse neutron tube 中子活化分析 neutron activation analysis 中子运输代码 neutronic code / neutron transport code 外部中子起爆器 external neutron initiator / external initiator 内中子起爆器 內中子起爆器 internal neutron initiator / internal initiator 中子数据编译中心 中子數據編譯中心 Neutron Data Compilation Centre 中子运输方程 中子運輸方程 neutron transport equation 中子探测和测量仪 中子探測和測量儀 neutron detection and measuring instrument 中子活化 neutron activation 中子激活 neutron activation