发源
fā yuán
Pinyin

Definition

发源
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fā yuán
  1. to rise
  2. to originate
  3. source
  4. derivation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来源
lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin
源于
yuán yú
  1. 1 has its origins in
财源
cái yuán
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 source of revenue
资源
Zī yuán
  1. 1 Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guì lín], Guangxi
来源于
lái yuán yú
  1. 1 to originate in
光源
guāng yuán
  1. 1 light source
婺源
Wù yuán
  1. 1 Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
本源
běn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 source
根源
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
桃源
Táo yuán
  1. 1 Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[Cháng dé], Hunan
  2. 2 Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
桃花源
táo huā yuán
  1. 1 the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity
  2. 2 utopia
水源
shuǐ yuán
  1. 1 water source
  2. 2 water supply
  3. 3 headwaters of a river
河源
Hé yuán
  1. 1 Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
渊源
yuān yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 source
  3. 3 relationship
源
yuán
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 source
  3. 3 origin
源代码
yuán dài mǎ
  1. 1 source code (computing)
源泉
yuán quán
  1. 1 fountainhead
  2. 2 well-spring
  3. 3 water source
  4. 4 fig. origin
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
源自
yuán zì
  1. 1 to originate from

Idioms (9)

左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
  1. 1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. 2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
  1. 1 lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
财源滚滚
cái yuán gǔn gǔn
  1. 1 profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
  2. 2 raking in money
  3. 3 bonanza
开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú
  1. 1 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2 to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
  1. 1 lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
  2. 2 Don't forget where your happiness come from.
  3. 3 Be grateful for all your blessings!
饮流怀源
yǐn liú huái yuán
  1. 1 lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
  2. 2 Don't forget where your happiness come from.
  3. 3 Be grateful for all your blessings!

Sample Sentences

大家看，在我们面前的就是嵩山少林寺。它是少林武术的发源地。由于处于丛林中，所以取名“少林寺”。
dàjiā kàn ，zài wǒmen miànqián de jiùshì Sōngshān shàolínsì 。tā shì shàolín wǔshù de fāyuándì 。yóuyú chǔyú cónglín zhōng ，suǒyǐ qǔ míng “shàolínsì ”。
Everyone look, in front of us is the Songshan Shaolin Temple. It is the birthplace of Shaolin Martial Arts. Because of it's position in the middle of the forest, it was given the name “Shaolin Temple.”
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少林寺建造于公元495年。后来达摩来这里传扬禅宗。所以，少林寺也被称为中国禅宗的发源地。
shàolínsì jiànzào yú Gōngyuán sìbǎijiǔshíwu nián 。hòulái Dámó lái zhèlǐ chuányáng chánzōng 。suǒyǐ ，shàolínsì yě bèi chēngwéi Zhōngguó Chánzōng de fāyuándì 。
Shaolin Temple was built in 495 C.E. Afterwards, Dharma came here to spread the Chan sect. So, Shaolin Temple has also been called the birthplace of Chinese Chan Buddhism.
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