HSK 7–9 · verb
发源
to originate; to rise; to have its source
这条大河发源于西部的高山。
Zhè tiáo dà hé fāyuán yú xībù de gāo shān。
This great river rises in the high mountains of the west.
这里被认为是茶的发源地之一。
Zhèlǐ bèi rènwéi shì chá de fāyuándì zhī yī。
This place is considered one of the birthplaces of tea.