yuàn
r

common
noun

Meaning of 大杂院儿

大杂院儿 means large, crowded courtyard where many families live; a compound of shared dwellings. Pronounced dà zá yuàn r.

  • large, crowded courtyard where many families live; a compound of shared dwellings

Definitions & Examples

xiǎo
shí
hou
zhù
zài
tong
de
yuàn
r
 

I lived in a courtyard compound in a hutong when I was a child.

Zhè
ge
yuàn
r
zhù
le
shí
rén
jiā
 

More than ten households live in this crowded courtyard.

yuàn
r
de
shēng
huó
suī
rán
yōng
 
dàn
lín
guān
hěn
qīn
 

Life in the tenement courtyard is crowded, but the relationships between neighbors are very close.

Measure Words

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Primary
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