后院

後院

hòuyuàn

noun #4,943

Measure Word

一个后院 gè

Meanings

1 backyard
2 rear courtyard

Characters

behind; back; after

courtyard; yard

Examples

孩子们在后院玩。

Háizimen zài hòuyuàn wán.

The children are playing in the backyard.

我们家的后院种了很多花。

Wǒmen jiā de hòuyuàn zhòng le hěn duō huā.

Our backyard has a lot of flowers planted.

Tips

usage

后院起火 (hòuyuàn qǐhuǒ, backyard catches fire) is an idiom meaning 'trouble at home' or 'internal problems'.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

院 yuàn