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泉水 (quán shuǐ) — spring (natural water source); spring water

Definition

noun
spring (natural water source)spring water
Measure word · 股

Examples

  • 泉水。
    Zhè bēi quán shuǐ hěn tián.
    This glass of spring water is very sweet.
  • 泉水。
    Shān lǐ de quán shuǐ kě yǐ zhí jiē hē.
    The spring water in the mountains can be drunk directly.
  • 泉水。
    Zhè ge quán shuǐ de liú liàng hěn dà.
    The flow of this spring is very large.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

泉quánspring
水shuǐwater

“泉” is a spring, and “水” is water, giving spring water.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

泉 pairs 白 (spring mouth) with 水 (water) to show water flowing from the source of a spring.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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