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资源 meaning in English

zīyuán

natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)

HSK 4nounTraditional 資源23 strokes

Meaning of 资源

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zīyuán
  1. natural resource (such as water or minerals)
  2. resource (such as manpower or tourism)
Zīyuán
  1. see 資源縣|资源县[Zi1 yuan2 Xian4]

How to use 资源

资源 is used for natural resources like water, oil, and minerals, and also for abstract ones like manpower or tourism. It often appears with words like 自然 (zìrán), 人力 (rénlì), and 旅游 (lǚyóu). Example: 中国的自然资源很丰富。(Zhōngguó de zìrán zīyuán hěn fēngfù.) China's natural resources are very rich.

资 (zī) means wealth or funds, as in 资金 (zījīn), and 源 (yuán) means a source, as in 来源 (láiyuán). A resource is a source of wealth, like a spring that keeps supplying what people need.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 资源 (zīyuán) and 资料 (zīliào). 资料 means materials or information such as documents and data, while 资源 means supplies or assets that can be used. Also keep 源 in the second tone, not the fourth tone of 愿 (yuàn).

资源 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men国guó家jiā必bì须xū开kāi发fā自zì然rán资zī源yuán。
Our country must develop its natural resources.
唯wéi一yī比bǐ什shén么me资zī源yuán都dōu珍zhēn贵guì的de是shì土tǔ地dì。
The only thing that is more precious than any resource is land.
我wǒ们men消xiāo耗hào了le所suǒ有yǒu的de自zì然rán资zī源yuán。
We have consumed all the natural resources.
唯wéi一yī比bǐ无wú论lùn什shén么me资zī源yuán都dōu珍zhēn贵guì的de是shì土tǔ地dì。
The one resource more precious than any other was land.
互hù联lián网wǎng是shì一yī种zhǒng无wú法fǎ估gū量liáng的de信xìn息xī资zī源yuán。
The Internet is an invaluable source of information.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

资 zī · wealth · 10 strokes

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源 yuán · spring · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 资源.

资格zīgéqualifications; seniority
资金zījīnfunds; capital
工资gōngzīwages; pay
资料zīliàomaterial; resources
投资tóuzīinvestment; to invest
来源láiyuánsource (of information etc); origin
电源diànyuánelectric power source
资产zīchǎnproperty; assets
资助zīzhùto subsidize; to provide financial aid
资本zīběncapital (economics)
外资wàizīforeign investment; foreign capital
能源néngyuánenergy sources; energy

Questions about 资源

What does 资源 mean?

资源 (zīyuán) means "natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 资源?

资源 is made of 2 characters: 资 (10 strokes), 源 (13 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 资源 an HSK word?

Yes. 资源 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 资源 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 资源 is written 資源.

How do you say human resources in Chinese?

Human resources is 人力资源 (rénlì zīyuán). In everyday office talk it is often shortened to HR or 人事 (rénshì) for the department.

Does 资源 have another meaning as a place name?

Yes. Written as Zīyuán, it can refer to 资源县 (Zīyuán Xiàn), a county name. In most texts, though, it simply means resource.

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