How to say “yard” in Chinese
yard, courtyard
“Yard” in Chinese is 院子, yuàn zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
院子 is read yuàn zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “院子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 院子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 院子里有一棵大树。yuànziliyǒuyìkēdàshùThere's a big tree in the yard.
- 我们在院子里种了一棵树。wǒmenzàiyuànzilizhòngleyìkēshùWe planted a tree in the yard.
- 我们在院子里种2了一棵树wǒmenzàiyuànzilizhòngleyìkēshùWe planted a tree in the yard.
- 我们歇一会儿再清扫院子吧wǒmenxiēyíhuìrzàiqīngsǎoyuànzibaLet's take a break and then sweep the yard.
- 狗在院子里挖了一个洞gǒuzàiyuànziliwāleyígedòngThe dog dug a hole in the yard.
- 院子里净是叶子yuànzilijìngshìyèziThere's nothing but leaves in the yard.
More words from the lesson “Full and empty”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “yard” in Chinese?
“Yard” in Chinese is 院子, pinyin yuànzi.
What does 院子 mean?
院子 (yuànzi) means “yard, courtyard”.
How do you write 院子?
院子 is 2 characters: 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 院子?
院子 is read yuànzi. Tones: yuàn — fourth tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“yard” in the lesson “Full and empty”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. 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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