Meaning

    courtyard

Pronunciation

    Tone marks: ► yuàn zi
    Tone numbers: yuan4 zi

Chinese Characters

    Traditional: 院子
    Simplified: 院子

    First Character: 院 (yuàn) – courtyard; institution
    Second Character: 子 (zi) – 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; 1st earthly branch; child; midnight; son; child; seed; egg; small thing

Examples of Yuàn Zi

    ► Zhè dòng fángzi yǒu hěndà de yuànzi.
    這棟房子有很大的院子｡
    这栋房子有很大的院子｡
    This house has a very big courtyard.

    ► Yuànzi lǐ zhòng le hěnduō huā.
    院子裡種了很多花｡
    院子里种了很多花｡
    Many flowers were planted in the courtyard.