How to say “garden” in Chinese

花园
huāyuán

garden

noun · HSK 3 · topic “City and travel”

“Garden” in Chinese is 花园, huā yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

huā — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
yuán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

花
huā — flower; spend

On top, 艹 “grass”.

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 “花园”.

Examples

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

  • 我家后面有一个小花园wǒjiāhòumiànyǒuyígexiǎohuāyuánThere's a small garden behind my house.

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “garden” in Chinese?

“Garden” in Chinese is 花园, pinyin huāyuán.

What does 花园 mean?

花园 (huāyuán) means “garden”.

How do you write 花园?

花园 is 2 characters: 花 (huā) — flower; spend; 园 (yuán) — garden, park. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 花园?

花园 is read huāyuán. Tones: huā — first tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“garden” 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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