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

HSK 5

奶奶在园子里种了很多蔬菜和花。

Nǎinai zài yuánzi lǐ zhòng le hěnduō shūcài hé huā.

Grandma planted lots of vegetables and flowers in the garden.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在园子里追逐嬉戏。

Háizi men zài yuánzi lǐ zhuīzhú xīxì.

The children chased each other and played in the yard.

HSK 7-9

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