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发源地

fā yuán dì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • place of origin
  • birthplace
  • source

Definition

事物起源、发端的地方。

The place where something originates or begins.

Usage

用于指代河流、文化、思想、运动等的起源地。

Used to refer to the birthplace or origin of rivers, cultures, ideas, movements, etc.

Examples

  • 1 黄河是中华文明的发源地之一。 (The Yellow River is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization.)
  • 2 这座古镇是当地民俗文化的发源地。 (This ancient town is the birthplace of local folk culture.)
  • 3 长江的发源地位于青藏高原。 (The source of the Yangtze River is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.)
  • 4 文艺复兴的发源地是意大利。 (The birthplace of the Renaissance is Italy.)
  • 5 这个理论的发展，最初可以追溯到古希腊的发源地。 (The development of this theory can be traced back to its origin in ancient Greece.)

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