| 土地资源 | tǔ dì zī yuán | land resources |
| 地热资源 | dì rè zī yuán | geothermal resources |
| 外源 | wài yuán | exogenous |
| 婺源 | Wù yuán | Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饶, Jiangxi |
| 婺源县 | Wù yuán xiàn | Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饶, Jiangxi |
| 安源区 | Ān yuán qū | Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍乡市, Jiangxi |
| 密封辐射源 | mì fēng fú shè yuán | sealed radiation source |
| 富源县 | Fù yuán xiàn | Fyuan county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan |
| 左右逢源 | zuǒ yòu féng yuán | lit. to get water source from every side (idiom); slick operator who can derive benefit from any situation |
| 推本溯源 | tuī běn sù yuán | to go back to the source |
| 放射源 | fàng shè yuán | radiation source |
| 新源 | Xīn yuán | Xinyuan county or Künes nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈萨克自治州, Xinjiang |
| 新源县 | Xīn yuán xiàn | Xinyuan county or Künes nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈萨克自治州, Xinjiang |
| 晋源 | Jìn yuán | Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi |
| 晋源区 | Jìn yuán qū | Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市, Shanxi |
| 东源 | Dōng yuán | Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong |
| 东源县 | Dōng yuán xiàn | Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong |
| 核能源 | hé néng yuán | nuclear power |
| 桃源县 | Táo yuán xiàn | Taoyuan county in Changde 常德, Hunan |
| 桃源乡 | Táo yuán xiāng | Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄县, southwest Taiwan |
| 桃花源 | táo huā yuán | same as 世外桃花源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la) |
| 武陵源 | Wǔ líng yuán | Wuling district of Zhangjiajie city 张家界市, Hunan |
| 武陵源区 | Wǔ líng yuán qū | Wuling district of Zhangjiajie city 张家界市, Hunan |
| 水能源 | shuǐ néng yuán | hydroelectric power |
| 水资源 | shuǐ zī yuán | water resources; drinking water |
| 江源 | jiāng yuán | river source; Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
| 江源区 | Jiāng yuán qū | Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
| 沁源 | Qìn yuán | Qingyuan county in Changzhi 长治, Shanxi |
| 沁源县 | Qìn yuán xiàn | Qingyuan county in Changzhi 长治, Shanxi |
| 沂源 | Yí yuán | Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博, Shandong |
| 沂源县 | Yí yuán xiàn | Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博, Shandong |
| 河源 | Hé yuán | Heyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong |
| 河源市 | Hé yuán shì | Heyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong 广东省 |
| 沽源 | Gū yuán | Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 张家口, Hebei |
| 沽源县 | Gū yuán xiàn | Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 张家口, Hebei |
| 法源 | fǎ yuán | Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism); source of the law |
| 法源寺 | Fǎ yuán sì | Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing |
| 洱源 | Ěr yuán | Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 洱源县 | Ěr yuán xiàn | Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 泾源 | Jīng yuán | Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia |
| 泾源县 | Jīng yuán xiàn | Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia |
| 消息来源 | xiāo xi lái yuán | web feed; news feed; syndicated feed |
| 深源地震 | shēn yuán dì zhèn | deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep) |
| 涞源 | Lái yuán | Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定, Hebei |
| 涞源县 | Lái yuán xiàn | Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定, Hebei |
| 浅源地震 | qiǎn yuán dì zhèn | shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep) |
| 渭源 | Wèi yuán | Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu |
| 渭源县 | Wèi yuán xiàn | Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu |
| 浑源 | Hún yuán | Hunyuan county in Datong 大同, Shanxi |
| 浑源县 | Hún yuán xiàn | Hunyuan county in Datong 大同, Shanxi |