公园 (gōng yuán) — park (public recreation area)
Definition
公园 is a public park for recreation — bigger and more public than 园, which is a garden or the bound morpheme in compounds like 动物园. Use 公园 for city parks; use 园 only for smaller gardens or as part of a compound.
noun
park (public recreation area)
Measure word · 个, 座
Easily confused
Examples
- 公园。Wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu yí gè gōng yuán.There is a park near my home.
- 公园。Hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán dé hěn kāi xīn.The children are having a great time playing in the park.
- 公园。Zhè zuò gōng yuán shì qù nián jiàn de.This park was built last year.
Grammar
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