水源 (shuǐ yuán) — water source; headwaters
Definition
水源 is specifically the source of a community's drinking or usable water — physical places like a reservoir or mountain spring. 源泉 is broader and often figurative (e.g. 力量的源泉 'source of strength').
noun
water sourceheadwaters
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 水源。Bǎo hù shuǐ yuán shì wǒ men měi gè rén de zé rèn.Protecting water sources is everyone's responsibility.
- 水源。Zhè ge chéng shì de shuǐ yuán lái zì yuǎn chù de shān.This city's water source comes from distant mountains.
- 水源。Wū rǎn zhèng wēi xié zhe zhè ge shuǐ yuán.Pollution is threatening this water source.
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