Definition
校园 (xiào yuán) refers specifically to the physical grounds or campus of a school, not the institution itself. 学校 (xué xiào) is the general word for 'school' as an organization, and 大学 (dà xué) means 'university' as an institution. Use 校园 when talking about the location or environment, not the administration.
noun
campus
Examples
- 校园。Wǒmen xiào yuán li yǒu hěn duō shù.There are many trees on our campus.
- 。Wǒ xǐhuan zài xiào yuán li sànbù.I like to take a walk on campus.
- 校园。xiào yuán li yǒu yí gè túshūguǎn.There is a library on campus.
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