院子

• 拼音: yuàn zi
• 汉字拆解: 院 = 阝 (wall) + 完 (complete), meaning 'courtyard'; 子 = noun suffix

含义

Courtyard; yard. An enclosed outdoor space attached to a house or building.

Refers to the open area within a walled compound, typical of traditional Chinese residential architecture. In modern usage, also refers to any yard or outdoor area around a house. A key feature of traditional Chinese homes where families gather and grow plants.

例句

1. 院子里有一棵大树。
2. 孩子们在院子里玩。
3. 奶奶每天在院子里浇花。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我家有一个小院子。(My house has a small courtyard.)
• 院子里晒着衣服。(Clothes are drying in the yard.)

错误说法

• 我在院子工作。(Ambiguous — be specific: 我在院子里干活 for working in the yard, or 我在医院工作 for working at a hospital.)

起源与历史

Compound of 院 (courtyard/compound) and 子 (noun suffix), specifying the outdoor space within a compound.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal