伊甸园 (Yīdiànyuán): Garden of Eden

Measure Word

一个伊甸园 gè

Meanings

1 Garden of Eden
2 paradise; idyllic place

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

传说伊甸园是人类最早居住的地方。

Chuánshuō Yīdiànyuán shì rénlèi zuì zǎo jūzhù de dìfang.

Legend says the Garden of Eden was the earliest place humans lived.

HSK 6

这个小岛简直就是伊甸园。

Zhège xiǎodǎo jiǎnzhí jiùshì Yīdiànyuán.

This small island is practically a Garden of Eden.

Tips

culture

伊甸园 is a transliteration from the Bible. In Chinese, it's commonly used figuratively to mean any beautiful, unspoiled paradise.

Stroke Order

伊 yī

甸 diàn

园 yuán

Related Words

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garden; park / place for a specific activity / plantation; orchard

花园 huāyuán HSK 2 #2,994

garden; park

公园 gōngyuán HSK 2 #1,304

park / public garden

乐园 lèyuán HSK 7-9 #6,174

paradise / amusement park / playground

伊迪 Yīdí #6,930

Eddy (name) / Eddie (name)

伊丽莎白 Yīlìshābái #4,716

Elizabeth (name)

伊拉克 Yīlākè #2,957

Iraq (country in Western Asia / the Middle East)

伊 yī #2,294

he; she (literary) / used in transliterations (e.g. Iraq 伊拉克, Iran 伊朗)

伊恩 Yī'ēn #5,781

Ian (name)

校园 xiàoyuán HSK 2 #4,932

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