资源 zīyuán natural resource (such as water or minerals)
natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
How to remember 资源: 资 wealth + 源 spring = natural resource (such as water or minerals).
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How it is used
- Resources - natural or otherwise: 自然资源 (zìrán zīyuán) natural resources, 人力资源 human resources, 教育资源 educational resources.
- Covers assets to be drawn on: minerals, water, manpower, even connections/information; pairs with 开发, 利用, 浪费.
- Abstract and broad; a staple of economics and management talk.
Example sentences
- 我们要保护自然资源。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù zìrán zīyuán.We must protect our natural resources.
- 美国的自然资源很丰富。 Měiguó de zìránzīyuán hěn fēngfù.The United States is abundant in natural resources.
- 互联网是一种无法估量的信息资源。 Hùliánwǎng shì yīzhǒng wúfǎgūliáng de xìnxī zīyuán.The Internet is an invaluable source of information.