How to say “park” in Chinese

公园

gōngyuán

park

noun · HSK 3 · topic “City and travel”

“Park” in Chinese is 公园, gōng yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

公园 is read gōng yuán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gōng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

yuán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

公

gōng — public, common

园

yuán — garden, park

Outside, 囗 “fence”; inside, 元 yuán hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “公园”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 公园. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我们去公园走走吧。wǒmenqùgōngyuánzǒuzoubaLet's go for a walk in the park.
我每天早上去公园锻炼wǒměitiānzǎoshangqùgōngyuánduànliànEvery morning I go to the park to work out.
公园里有很多老年人。gōngyuánliyǒuhěnduōlǎoniánrénThere are lots of elderly people in the park.
这里要建一个新公园zhèlǐyàojiànyígexīngōngyuánA new park is going to be built here.
沿着这条河一直走，就能看见公园。yánzhezhètiáohéyìzhízǒu,jiùnéngkànjiàngōngyuánKeep walking along the river and you'll see the park.
请爱护公园里的花2草qǐngàihùgōngyuánlidehuācǎoPlease take care of the flowers and grass in the park.

More words from the lesson “Park, zoo, library”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “park” in Chinese?

“Park” in Chinese is 公园, pinyin gōngyuán.

What does 公园 mean?

公园 (gōngyuán) means “park”.

How do you write 公园?

公园 is 2 characters: 公 (gōng) — public, common; 园 (yuán) — garden, park. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 公园?

公园 is read gōngyuán. Tones: gōng — first tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“park” in the lesson “Park, zoo, library”

This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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