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水源

shuǐ yuán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

水源 (shuǐ yuán) means "water source; water supply; headwaters of a river". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 水源 means

1. water source
2. water supply
3. headwaters of a river

The characters in 水源

• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 源yuánroot; source; origin

Example sentences

• 湿地在生态系统中扮演着净化水源、防止洪水和侵蚀、为野生动物提供食物和栖息地的重要角色。
  Wetlands play important roles in the ecosystem in purifying water, protecting against flood and erosion, and as both a source of food and habitat for wild animals.

Sounds the same

Read shuǐ yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 水原Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道

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