发源 fāyuán to rise
to rise; to originate; source; derivation
怎么记住“发源”: 发 send out + 源 spring = to rise.
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用法
- 'To originate / rise (from a source)' - of rivers and, figuratively, of things: 黄河发源于青海 (the Yellow River rises in Qinghai).
- Points to the place/origin something springs from; often paired with 于. Related noun 发源地 (place of origin).