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后院

hòu yuàn · hou yuan

Traditional 後院

Meaning

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  1. rear court
  2. back garden
  3. backyard (also fig.)
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Visitor in the backyard

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)后院(hòuyuàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)。

    My home's backyard has a big tree.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)能(néng)去(qù)你(nǐ)家(jiā)后院(hòuyuàn)看看(kànkan)吗(ma)？

    Can I go see your backyard?

  3. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)可以(kěyǐ)。小心(xiǎoxīn)，那里(nàli)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)蚊子(wénzi)。

    Of course. Careful, there are lots of mosquitoes.

  4. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)。咦(yí)，树(shù)上(shàng)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)？

    No problem. Hey, why is there a bird in the tree?

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)来(lái)，我(wǒ)叫(jiào)它(tā)邻居(línjū)。

    It comes every day. I call it my neighbour.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)家(jiā)后(hòu)院(yuàn)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)种(zhǒng)鸟(niǎo)？

How many kinds of birds are in your backyard?

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)后(hòu)院(yuàn)开(kāi)心(xīn)地(de)玩(wán)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)午(wǔ)。

The children happily played in the backyard all afternoon.

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