庄园 (zhuāng yuán) — manor; estate; villa with parkland | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A 庄园 is a large landed estate — a historic manor house with its surrounding parkland or grounds, typically European in imagery. Unlike 财产 (assets/wealth) or 产业 (industry/property), it refers to a physical place, not abstract holdings.

noun

manorestatevilla with parkland

Measure word · 座

Examples

庄园，。
Zhè zuò zhuāng yuán jiàn yú shí jiǔ shì jì, bǎo cún dé hěn hǎo.
This manor was built in the 19th century and is very well preserved.
庄园。
Tā men huā le hěn duō qián xiū fù zhè ge zhuāng yuán.
They spent a lot of money restoring this manor.
庄园。
Nà ge zhuāng yuán xiàn zài shì yí gè bó wù guǎn.
That manor is now a museum.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

庄zhuāngmanor

庄 is a manor or farmstead and 园 is a garden or park; together they denote an estate.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 莊; 庄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng莊zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 莊 pairs 艸 (grass) with 壯 as a sound part; the simplified 庄 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán园yuán

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

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