问题的根源是,在当今世界,愚人充满了自信,而智者充满了怀疑。

The fundamental cause of the problem is that in the modern world, idiots are full of confidence, while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 问题 wèn
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier:

=2 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 根源 gēnyuán
  1. origin
  2. root (cause)
=4 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=4 shì variant of shì
5 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 当今 dāngjīn
  1. the present time
  2. (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
7 世界 shìjiè world

classifier:

8 愚人 rén
  1. stupid person
  2. ignoramus
9 充满 chōngmǎn
  1. full of
  2. brimming with
  3. very full
  4. permeated
=10 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=10 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=10 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=10 liào unofficial variant of liào
11 自信 xìn
  1. to have confidence in oneself
  2. self-confidence
12 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
13 智者 zhìzhě
  1. sage
  2. wise man
  3. clever and knowledgeable person
14 充满 chōngmǎn
  1. full of
  2. brimming with
  3. very full
  4. permeated
=15 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=15 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=15 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=15 liào unofficial variant of liào
16 怀疑 huái
  1. to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
  2. to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that