中山公园

中山公園

Zhōngshān Gōngyuán

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhongshan Park (parks named for Sun Yat-sen)

Characters

middle (part of Sun Zhongshan's name)

mountain (part of Sun Zhongshan's name)

Examples

HSK 4

几乎每个大城市都有一座中山公园。

Jīhū měi ge dà chéngshì dōu yǒu yí zuò Zhōngshān Gōngyuán.

Almost every major city has a Zhongshan Park.

HSK 7-9

北京中山公园紧挨着故宫。

Běijīng Zhōngshān Gōngyuán jǐn āizhe Gùgōng.

Beijing's Zhongshan Park sits right next to the Forbidden City.

Tips

history

After Sun Yat-sen's (孙中山) death in 1925, cities across China (and the diaspora - Singapore, Vancouver) renamed parks in his honor. Beijing's Zhongshan Park is a notable case: the grounds were the Ming-Qing 社稷坛 (Altar of Land and Grain) before 1914.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

山 shān

公 gōng

园 yuán