Definition
园 (yuán) is a general noun for a garden or park, often used as a suffix in compounds for specific places (e.g., 公园 'public park', 花园 'flower garden', 幼儿园 'kindergarten'). Unlike 公园 (gōngyuán) which specifically means a public park, or 花园 (huāyuán) which means a flower garden, 园 alone is broader and can refer to any such place, especially in compounds.
noun
gardenpark(in compounds) a place for a specific purpose (e.g., kindergarten, botanical garden)
Easily confused
- 完wánlook-aliketo finish
- 员yuánsound-alike(suffix) person; employee; member
- 远yuǎnlook-alikefar, distant (in space or time)
- 愿yuànsound-aliketo wish, to hope (often used in blessings and formal expressions)
- 玩wánlook-aliketo play; to have fun
- 元yuánsound-alike(classifier) yuan, the basic unit of Chinese currency
- 原yuánsound-alikeoriginal, former
- 圆yuánsound-alike(noun) circle
- 怨yuànsound-aliketo blame, to complain (with a sense of grievance)
- 冤yuānsound-alike(noun) injustice; grievance
Examples
- 。Zhège huā yuán zhēn piàoliang.This flower garden is really beautiful.
- 。Wǒ cháng qù gōng yuán sànbù.I often go to the park for a walk.
- 。Mèimei zài yòu'ér yuán xué huàhuà.My little sister learns painting at kindergarten.
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