shuǐ yuán
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  • 1

    n.waterhead; headspring; headwaters; the source of a river

    • huáng hé shuǐ yuán

      黄河水源

      the headwaters of the Yellow River

    • shòu wū rǎn de shuǐ yuán

      污染水源

      contaminated water supply

    • wǒ men de tǔ dì yǒu xǔ duō hé liú yīn ér shuǐ yuán hěn chōng zú

      我们土地许多河流因而水源充足

      Our land is well watered by numerous rivers.

  • 2

    n.water source; source of water

    • mín yòng shuǐ yuán

      民用水源

      civil water source

    • xīn shuǐ yuán de kāi fā xū yào hé jié yuē cuò shī xiāng jié hé

      水源开发需要节约措施结合

      Development of new water sources needs to be combined with conservation measures.

    • shòu wū rǎn de shuǐ yuán huì gěi yě shēng shēng wù dài lái wēi xiǎn

      污染水源野生生物带来危险

      Polluted water sources are a hazard to wildlife.

Word usage

  • "水源" is often matched with measure word "处"or"种"or"个".
    • 水源

      one source of water

    • 水源

      one kind of source of water

    • 水源

      one source of water

Chinese words with pinyin shui yuan