yuán

园

HSK 6Character · NounTraditional園

garden; park; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

noun

garden; plot for growing plants

Often used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zài在
huā花
yuán园
ér里
lǐ种
zhòng了
le很
hěn多
duō玫
méi瑰
guī花
 。

Grandma planted many roses in the flower garden.

Zhè这
ge个
guǒ果
yuán园
měi每
nián年
néng能
chǎn产
chū出
shàng上
qiān千
jīn斤
jú橘
zi子
 。

This orchard can produce thousands of kilograms of oranges each year.

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Yuán园
yì艺
zhuān专
yè业
xū需
yào要
xué学
xí习
zhí植
wù物
yǎng养
hù护
zhī知
shi识
 。

Horticulture majors need to learn plant care knowledge.

Xué学
xiào校
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
yuán园
yì艺
yuán园
gòng供
xué学
shí生
shí实
jiàn践
 。

There is a small horticultural garden on campus for students to practice.

Tā他
zhōu周
mò末
cháng常
qù去
zì自
jiā家
cài菜
yuán园
zhāi摘
qīng青
cài菜
 。

He often goes to his family's vegetable garden to pick greens on weekends.

2.

noun

park; public recreation area

Used for both urban public parks and specialized themed parks.

Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
cháng常
hé和
péng朋
you友
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
 。

I often go walking in the park with friends on weekends.

Dòng动
wù物
yuán园
lǐ里
de的
dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
dà大
liàng量
yóu游
kè客
 。

The giant pandas in the zoo attract a large number of tourists.

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Jià假
rì日
lǐ里
gōng公
yuán园
de的
yóu游
kè客
shù数
liàng量
bǐ比
píng平
shí时
duō多
hěn很
duō多
 。

The number of tourists in the park is much higher during holidays.

Zhè这
ge个
zhǔ主
tí题
lè乐
yuán园
shì是
běn本
dì地
zuì最
rè热
mén门
de的
yóu游
wán玩
chǎng场
suǒ所
 。

This theme park is the most popular attraction in the local area.

Bàng傍
wǎn晚
shí时
fēn分
 ,
shì市
mín民
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
lái来
dào到
gōng公
yuán园
chéng乘
liáng凉
 。

In the evening, citizens come to the park to escape the heat one after another.

3.

noun

surname Yuan

formal

Used as a family name, not used as a common given name component.

Wǒ我
de的
lín邻
jū居
xìng姓
Yuán园
 ,
shì是
yī一
wèi位
tuì退
xiū休
jiào教
shī师
 。

My neighbor has the surname Yuan, and he is a retired teacher.

Yuán园
xìng姓
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
shì是
yī一
gè个
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
 。

The Yuan surname is a relatively rare family name in China.