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Source in Chinese: 源头 (yuán tóu)

yuán tóu

source

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 源頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1source
  2. 2fountainhead

Stroke order

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源
头

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

源头

Simplified

源頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 源头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们要从源头上解决问题。

    wǒ men yào cóng yuán tóu shàng jiě jué wèn tí。

    We must solve the problem at its source.

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Related words

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

能源

néng yuán

energy

舌头

shé tou

tongue

石头

shí tou

stone

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

资源

zī yuán

natural resource (such as water or minerals)

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