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gēn yuán
v./n. originate from, stem from; source, origin, root
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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tān lán shì fàn zuì de gēn yuán .
phr. Greed is the root of crimes.
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wèn tí gēn yuán yú wén huà chōng tū .
phr. The problem originates from culture shock.