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四合院
sìhéyuàn
Description
四合院是中国北方的一种老房子，四面都有房间，中间是一个院子。
A 四合院 is an old type of house in northern China, with rooms on all four sides and a courtyard in the middle.
北京有很多四合院，很多人喜欢去看。
Beijing has many 四合院, and many people like to visit them.
Meanings
四合院sìhéyuàn
traditional Chinese courtyard house with rooms on four sides
我爷爷住在一个老四合院里。
My grandfather lives in an old siheyuan.
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Notes
- Etymology
四 (four) + 合 (join) + 院 (courtyard): rooms on four sides enclosing a yard.
- Nuance
strongly associated with old Beijing, especially the hutong neighborhoods.
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