园子

園子

yuánzi

noun #24,100

Measure Word

一个园子 gè

Meanings

1 garden
2 yard
3 orchard
4 small enclosed garden

Characters

garden; park; enclosure for growing plants

noun suffix (makes word colloquial/diminutive)

Examples

奶奶在园子里种了很多蔬菜和花。

Nǎinai zài yuánzi lǐ zhòng le hěn duō shūcài hé huā.

Grandma planted lots of vegetables and flowers in the garden.

孩子们在园子里追逐嬉戏。

Háizimen zài yuánzi lǐ zhuīzhú xīxì.

The children chased each other and played in the yard.

他家有一个种满果树的园子。

Tā jiā yǒu yī gè zhòng mǎn guǒshù de yuánzi.

His family has a yard full of fruit trees.

Tips

usage

园子 is the colloquial, informal version of 园 (garden). The 子 suffix makes it diminutive and domestic-sounding. It typically refers to a private, enclosed garden or yard attached to a home, smaller and more intimate than a public 公园 (park).

Stroke Order

园 yuán

子 zǐ