摇篮

HSK 7-9

yáolán

cradle; (fig.) cradle (place of origin)

(fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)

这个小镇是革命的摇篮。

zhège xiǎozhèn shì gémìng de yáolán。

This small town is the cradle of the revolution.

丝绸之路是东西方文化交流的摇篮。

sīchóu zhōułù shì dōngxī fāng jiāocì wénhuà de yáolán。

The Silk Road was the cradle of cultural exchange between East and West.