yuàn
林苑
gardens; center (of arts)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
enclosed imperial park; royal hunting grounds
archaicIn ancient China, this refers to large walled parks used exclusively by the ruling class for hunting and entertainment. It is now an archaic term for such places and appears in historical contexts or place names.
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
Shàng上
Lín林
Yuàn苑
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
huáng皇
jiā家
yuán园
lín林
。
The Shanglin Park of the Han Dynasty was a famous imperial garden.
Zhè这
zuò座
yuán园
lín林
céng曾
shì是
yī一
zuò座
gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
de的
lù鹿
yuàn苑
。
This garden was once an ancient emperor's deer park.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
huáng皇
dì帝
zài在
yuàn苑
zhōng中
shòu狩
liè猎
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
。
Ancient texts record scenes of the emperor hunting within the royal park.