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田园 (tián yuán) — countryside (especially in a pastoral, idyllic sense); rural landscape

Definition

田园 paints the countryside in a literary, idyllic light — think pastoral scenery and a peaceful rural way of life, not the plain working countryside of 农村/乡村.

noun
countryside (especially in a pastoral, idyllic sense)rural landscape

Examples

  • 田园，。
    Tā xiàng wǎng tián yuán shēng huó, yuǎn lí chéng shì de xuān xiāo.
    He longs for a pastoral life, away from the city's hustle and bustle.
  • 田园。
    Zhè lǐ bǎo liú zhe yuán shǐ de tián yuán fēng mào.
    This place preserves its original rural landscape.
  • 田园。
    Wǒ xǐ huan tián yuán fēng gé de zhuāng xiū.
    I like country-style decoration.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

田tiánfield
园yuángarden

田 fields and 园 gardens; together they refer to rural land.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

田 looks like a field divided into four sections.

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

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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Countryside & Rural

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