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The Chinese word yuanzi - 院子 - yuànzi
(courtyard in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yuànzi
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English translations
courtyard,
yard, court, patio
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of yuànzi are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 院子 ( yuanzi / yuànzi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Yuanzi li zhongle hen duo hua.
Yuànzi lǐ zhòngle hěn duō huā.– English translation: Lots of flowers have been planted in the courtyard.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
yard | suffix for nouns
院子 ( yuanzi / yuànzi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 224)
院子 ( yuanzi / yuànzi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 224)
More words that mean courtyard in Chinese
tíngyuàn ( 庭院 )
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