Today’s word of the day is 源 (yuán) which means ‘origin’. Let’s practice making different words, phrases, and sentences with 源 (yuán).
资源 (zī yuán) Natural resources
The first word is 资源 (zī yuán) which means ‘natural resources’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 那个国家拥有丰富的自然资源。(Nàgè guójiā yǒngyǒu fēngfù de zìrán zīyuán.) That country is abundant in natural resources.
来源 (lái yuán) Origin
Another word we can create with 源 (yuán) is 来源 (lái yuán). This means ‘origin’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 来 means ‘to come’ and 源 means ‘origin’. A way of using it in a sentence is 这消息来自可靠的来源。(Zhè xiāoxi láizì kěkào de láiyuán.) This news came from a reliable source.
能源 (néng yuán) Energy
Finally, we can create the word 能源 (néng yuán) which means ‘energy’. A way of using it in a sentence is 节省能源很重要。(Jiéshěng néngyuán hěn zhòngyào.) It is important to save energy.