大杂院 (dà zá yuàn) — (compound) a large courtyard house occupied by many households, typically in a hutong neighborhood
Definition
A 大杂院 is an old Beijing siheyuan-style courtyard subdivided and shared by many unrelated families — a distinct hutong-era housing type, not a single-family compound.
noun
(compound) a large courtyard house occupied by many householdstypically in a hutong neighborhood
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大杂院，。Xiǎo shí hou wǒ zhù zài yí gè dà zá yuàn lǐ, lín jū men dōu xiàng yì jiā rén yí yàng.When I was little, I lived in a large compound with many families, and the neighbors were all like family.
- 大杂院，。Nà ge dà zá yuàn suī rán pò jiù, què chōng mǎn le shì jǐng shēng huó de qì xī.That compound was old and shabby, yet it was full of the flavor of everyday street life.
- 大杂院。Lǎo běi jīng rén hěn huái niàn guò qù dà zá yuàn lǐ nà zhǒng rè nao de lín lǐ guān xì.Old Beijingers fondly remember the lively neighborly relationships in those large compounds.
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