Meaning of 三合院
三合院 means a traditional Chinese courtyard house with buildings on three sides and a wall on the front. Pronounced sān hé yuàn.
- a traditional Chinese courtyard house with buildings on three sides and a wall on the front
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zuò座
sān三
hé合
yuàn院
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
yī一
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This three-sided courtyard house is already a hundred years old.
Yé爷
ye爷
zhù住
zài在
yī一
gè个
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
sān三
hé合
yuàn院
lǐ里
。
Grandpa lives in a traditional three-sided courtyard compound.
Bǐ比
qǐ起
sì四
hé合
yuàn院
，
sān三
hé合
yuàn院
zhǐ只
yǒu有
sān三
miàn面
yǒu有
fáng房
wū屋
。
Compared to a four-sided courtyard house (siheyuan), a three-sided courtyard house only has buildings on three sides.
Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
lǎo老
sān三
hé合
yuàn院
gǎi改
zào造
chéng成
mín民
sù宿
。
They decided to renovate the old three-sided courtyard house into a guesthouse.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
座/ zuò
Primary
所/ suǒ
套/ tào