庭除

tíngchú

noun

Meanings

1 front courtyard
2 the steps and yard before a hall

Characters

courtyard / hall

steps in front of a hall (classical)

Examples

月光洒满庭除。

Yuèguāng sǎ mǎn tíngchú.

Moonlight flooded the courtyard.

庭除寂寂，落叶满阶。

Tíngchú jìjì, luòyè mǎn jiē.

The courtyard was silent, fallen leaves covering the steps.

Tips

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Literary / classical. You see 庭除 in Tang and Song poetry and prose, rarely in modern speech. In everyday Mandarin use 院子 (yuànzi) or 庭院 (tíngyuàn) for a courtyard.

Stroke Order

庭 tíng

除 chú