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 克制 kè zhì to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control syn 控制权 控制權 kòng zhì quán control (as in "to win control") 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) 自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control syn 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) syn 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 攻占 攻佔 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc) syn 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 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 管束 guǎn shù to exercise control over / restriction / control syn 控制区 控制區 kòng zhì qū control area / control point 控制线 控制線 kòng zhì xiàn line of control / control line 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 电控 電控 diàn kòng electric control / electronic control 源码 源碼 yuán mǎ source code (computing) 本事 běn shì source material / original story syn 掌控 zhǎng kòng to control / in control of 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 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 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 控制 kòng zhì to control syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 左右 zuǒ yòu left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence syn 治 zhì to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth syn 消防 xiāo fáng firefighting / fire control 失控 shī kòng to go out of control 操纵 操縱 cāo zòng to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate syn 接管 jiē guǎn to take over / to assume control 持 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control syn 监督 監督 jiān dū to control / to supervise / to inspect syn 遥控 遙控 yáo kòng to direct operations from a remote location / to remotely control 遥控器 遙控器 yáo kòng qì a remote control 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of / to control syn 控制室 kòng zhì shì control room 管制 guǎn zhì to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) syn 支配 zhī pèi to control / to dominate / to allocate syn 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ to seize / to capture / to wrest control of syn 失手 shī shǒu a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated syn 驾驶舱 駕駛艙 jià shǐ cāng cockpit / control cabin 控制台 控制臺 kòng zhì tái control desk / console 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) syn 节制 節制 jié zhì to control / to restrict / to moderate / to temper / moderation / sobriety / to administer syn 