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源头

yuán tóu · yuan tou

Traditional 源頭

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. source
  2. fountainhead
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The little river

  1. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)小河(xiǎohé)的(de)源头(yuántóu)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is the source of this little river?

  2. Liangliang

    在(zài)山上(shānshàng)，听说(tīngshuō)那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)一眼(yīyǎn)泉水(quánshuǐ)。

    On the mountain. They say there is a spring up there.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)找(zhǎo)源头(yuántóu)吧(ba)！

    Let's go find the source!

  4. Liangliang

    走(zǒu)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，我们(wǒmen)终于(zhōngyú)到(dào)源头(yuántóu)了(le)，就是(jiùshì)这个(zhège)小(xiǎo)水池(shuǐchí)。

    After an hour we finally reached the source. It is just this little pool.

  5. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)？

    So small?

  6. Liangliang

    大河(dàhé)的(de)源头(yuántóu)常常(chángcháng)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。

    The source of a big river is often small.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)的(de)源(yuán)头(tóu)在(zài)远(yuǎn)处(chù)的(de)山(shān)里(lǐ)。

The source of this river is in the mountains far away.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)从(cóng)源(yuán)头(tóu)解(jiě)决(jué)这(zhè)个(ge)污(wū)染(rǎn)问(wèn)题(tí)。

We need to solve this pollution problem at its source.

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