Chinese word

发源地

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā yuán dì

Meaning

  • nounsource

Example

那条河的发源地在雪山。nà tiáo hé de fā yuán dì zài xuě shān

The source of that river is in the snowy mountains.

Illustration for 发源地 (source)

More examples

黄土高原是黄河重要的发源地之一。huáng tǔ gāo yuán shì huáng hé zhòng yào de fā yuán dì zhī yī

The Loess Plateau is one of the important sources of the Yellow River.

Core concept

A starting place from which a river, idea, or cultural movement flows outward.

Common phrases

  • 河流的发源地hé liú de fā yuán dì

    source of a river

  • 发源地位于fā yuán dì wèi yú

    source is located in

  • 主要发源地zhǔ yào fā yuán dì

    main source

Similar words

起源qǐ yuán: The beginning or first point from which something develops.
来源lái yuán: The source or origin from which an object or piece of information comes.
源头yuán tóu: The place where a river begins or where a process starts.
发祥地fā xiáng dì: The place where a culture, custom, or disease first appears.

Definition in Chinese

多用于书面语，表示某一事物或现象的起源或源头，既可指自然界的发端，也可指社会文化现象的最初出现之处。duō yòng yú shū miàn yǔ biǎo shì mǒu yí shì wù huò xiàn xiàng de qǐ yuán huò yuán tóu jì kě zhǐ zì rán jiè de fā duān yě kě zhǐ shè huì wén huà xiàn xiàng de zuì chū chū xiàn zhī chù

Word origin

发 (fā, "to begin or emerge") + 源 (yuán, "source") + 地 (dì, "place") form a noun for the place where something starts.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this noun often sounds formal for an idea or custom, so simpler wording such as "where it started" is often more natural.

Other meanings

  • birthplacenoun
  • originnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 发源fā yuánoriginateverb

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