矿泉

礦泉
kuàngquán
noun #31,468

Meanings

  1. 1 mineral spring
  2. 2 mineral water source

Examples

Zhè zuò shān xià yǒu yī kǒu tiānrán kuàngquán.
There's a natural mineral spring at the foot of this mountain.
Tāmen zài kuàngquán páng jiànle yī jiā wēnquán jiǔdiàn.
They built a hot-spring hotel next to the mineral spring.

Tips

usage
Most often seen as the first half of 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) 'mineral water', the standard term for bottled water in Chinese supermarkets. On its own, 矿泉 refers to the natural spring or source itself, not the bottled product.

Stroke Order

kuàng
quán