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院子

yuàn zi · yuan zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. courtyard
  2. garden
  3. yard
  4. patio
  5. (old) servant
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Grandpa's courtyard

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)院子(yuànzi)真(zhēn)大(dà)！

    This courtyard is really big!

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)的(de)院子(yuànzi)，里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)。

    This is my grandpa's courtyard. There is a tree inside.

  3. Liangliang

    夏天(xiàtiān)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)吗(ma)？

    Can we eat in the courtyard in summer?

  4. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，还(hái)可以(kěyǐ)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Yes, and we can sleep there too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)冬天(dōngtiān)呢(ne)？

    And in winter?

  6. Dengdeng

    冬天(dōngtiān)，爷爷(yéye)在(zài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)打雪仗(dǎxuězhàng)，他(tā)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)还(hái)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    In winter Grandpa has snowball fights in the courtyard, happier than me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)种(zhòng)着(zhe)草(cǎo)莓(méi)。

Tom grows strawberries in his garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

正(zhèng)在(zài)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)没(méi)有(yǒu)在(zài)院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)玩(wán)儿(r)。

It's raining, so the kids aren't playing in the yard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by rickjiang · English by JSakuragi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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院
yuàn

courtyard; institution

子
zǐ

son; child

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