水源 shuǐyuán water source
water source; water supply; headwaters of a river
How to remember 水源: 水 water + 源 spring = water source.
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How it is used
- 'Water source, headwaters': 保护水源 (bǎohù shuǐyuán) to protect water sources.
- Where water supply comes from: springs, rivers, reservoirs.
- Environmental/practical term; 水源地 (shuǐyuándì) a water-source area.