泉 (quán) — spring (water source); fountain
Definition
泉 (quán) is a bound/lexical root meaning a natural spring of water — it almost never stands alone, instead appearing inside compounds like 温泉 (hot spring), 喷泉 (fountain), 矿泉水 (mineral water).
bound form
spring (water source)fountain
Examples
- 。Zhè píng kuàng quán shuǐ hěn gān jìng.This bottle of mineral water is very clean.
- 。Dōng tiān pào wēn quán hěn shū fu.Soaking in hot springs in winter is very comfortable.
- 。Zhè ge gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè pēn quán.There is a fountain in this park.
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