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泉

Fountainhead in Chinese: 源泉 (yuán quán)

yuán quán

fountainhead

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1fountainhead
  2. 2well-spring
  3. 3water source
  4. 4fig. origin

Stroke order

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源
泉

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄩㄢˊ

quán

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 知识是力量的源泉。

    zhī shi shì lì liàng de yuán quán。

    Knowledge is the source of power.

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Related words

泉

quán

spring (small stream)

能源

néng yuán

energy

资源

zī yuán

natural resource (such as water or minerals)

电源

diàn yuán

electric power source

来源

lái yuán

source (of information etc)

根源

gēn yuán

origin

喷泉

pēn quán

fountain

起源

qǐ yuán

origin

水源

shuǐ yuán

water source

温泉

wēn quán

hot spring

渊源

yuān yuán

origin

源头

yuán tóu

source

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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