花园

• Pinyin: huā yuán
• Hanzi breakdown: 花 (huā) — flower; 园 (yuán) — garden, park

Meaning

Garden. An area of land used for growing flowers, plants, and trees for enjoyment.

Refers to decorative gardens with flowers and plants, not vegetable gardens (菜园). Common in residential areas and parks. Also used in compound place names like housing developments.

Examples

1. 她家有一个漂亮的花园。 Her home has a beautiful garden.
2. 孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。 The children are running around in the garden.
3. 花园里的花开了。 The flowers in the garden have bloomed.

Usage Guide

Context: home, nature, leisure

Tone: pleasant

Do Say

• 我们去花园走走吧。(Let's go for a walk in the garden.)
• 花园里种了很多花。(Many flowers are planted in the garden.)

Don't Say

• 不要把菜地叫花园 (Don't call a vegetable plot a 花园 — use 菜园 for a vegetable garden)

Origin & History

Compound of 花 (flower) and 园 (garden, park, enclosed area). Literally a garden of flowers.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal