庭院

tíngyuàn

noun #12,611

Measure Word

一个庭院 gè

Meanings

1 courtyard; yard

Characters

Examples

这座老房子有一个很大的庭院。

zhè zuò lǎo fángzi yǒu yí gè hěn dà de tíngyuàn.

This old house has a very large courtyard.

Tips

usage

庭院 is more literary/formal than 院子 (yuànzi), which is the everyday word for 'courtyard.'

Stroke Order

庭 tíng

院 yuàn