根源
gēn​yuán HSK7

origin

根源 gēn​yuán
origin noun
the source, origin, or cause of something

他认为，压力是问题的根源。

tā rèn​wéi, yā​lì shì wèn​tí de gēn​yuán.

He believes the root of the problem is pressure.

to trace back
(literary) to trace something back to its source or origin
foundation
the root, basis, or fundamental principle of something
roots and source
the roots of a plant and the source of a stream
full details
the whole story; the beginning and end of a matter; circumstances

Frequency
Movie subtitles
3.04 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)