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水源 (shuǐ yuán): Water source / water origin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

水源 consists of 2 characters.

source, origin, spring

Word Info

Pinyinshuǐ yuán

MeaningWater source / water origin

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word水源

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 水源.

Words with 水

水果shuǐ guǒHSK 1
水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
汽水qì shuǐHSK 4
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐHSK 4
开水kāi shuǐHSK 5
水分shuǐ fènHSK 5
汗水hàn shuǐHSK 5
泪水lèi shuǐHSK 5

Words with 源

能源néng yuánHSK 5
资源zī yuánHSK 5
来源lái yuánHSK 6
根源gēn yuánHSK 6
源于yuán yúHSK 6
源泉yuán quánHSK 6
电源diàn yuánHSK 6
起源

qǐ yuán

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 水源 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 水源 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith处

yī一

chù处

shuǐ水

yuán源

neutral

a water source

Adjective + Nounwith清洁

qīng清

jié洁

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

Verb + Objectwith保护

bǎo保

hù护

shuǐ水

yuán源

Subject + Predicatewith短缺

shuǐ水

yuán源

duǎn短

quē缺

4.

Example Sentences with 水源

shuǐ水

cóng从

shuǐ水

yuán源

liú流

chū出

lái来

neutral

clean water source

formal

protect water sources

formal

water source shortage

。

Water flows out from the water source.

bǎo保

hù护

sēn森

lín林

duì对

yú于

wéi维

hù护

qīng清

jié洁

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

Protecting forests is crucial for maintaining clean water sources.

kān勘

tàn探

duì队

zhèng正

zài在

xún寻

zhǎo找

xīn新

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

，

yǐ以

jiě解

jué决

dāng当

dì地

jū居

mín民

de的

yǐn饮

shuǐ水

wèn问

tí题

。

The exploration team is searching for new water sources to solve the drinking water problem for local residents.

rú如

guǒ果

shuǐ水

yuán源

bèi被

wū污

rǎn染

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

hái还

néng能

cóng从

nǎ哪

lǐ里

huò获

dé得

ān安

quán全

de的

yǐn饮

yòng用

shuǐ水

ne呢

？

If the water source is polluted, where else can we obtain safe drinking water?

bǎo保

hù护

shuǐ水

yuán源

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

，

zhè这

yàng样

wǒ我

men们

cái才

yǒu有

gān干

jìng净

de的

shuǐ水

hē喝

。

Protecting water sources is important so that we have clean water to drink.

zhè这

gè个

dì地

qū区

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

bìng并

bù不

chōng充

zú足

，

yīn因

cǐ此

xū需

yào要

shí实

shī施

yán严

gé格

de的

jié节

shuǐ水

cuò措

shī施

。

The water sources in this region are not sufficient, so strict water-saving measures need to be implemented.

wǒ我

men们

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

jiāo郊

yóu游

shí时

，

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yí一

chù处

qīng清

chè澈

jiàn见

dǐ底

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

。

When we went on an outing over the weekend, we discovered a crystal-clear water source.

zhè这

ge个

cūn村

zhuāng庄

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

lái来

zì自

shān山

shàng上

de的

quán泉

shuǐ水

，

shuǐ水

zhì质

fēi非

cháng常

qīng清

chè澈

gān甘

tián甜

。

The water source for this village comes from a mountain spring, and the water quality is very clear and sweet.

yóu由

yú于

shàng上

yóu游

gōng工

chǎng厂

de的

wéi违

guī规

pái排

fàng放

，

dǎo导

zhì致

xià下

yóu游

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

shòu受

dào到

le了

yán严

zhòng重

wēi威

xié胁

。

Due to illegal discharges from upstream factories, the water sources downstream are seriously threatened.