Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
院落
yuànluò
Description
院落是房子周围用墙围起来的空地。
A 院落 is an open space surrounded by walls around a house.
很多老房子都有一个安静的院落。
Many old houses have a quiet 院落.
Meanings
院落yuànluò
courtyard; yard enclosed by walls
这座老房子有一个大院落。
This old house has a big courtyard.
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Notes
- Etymology
院 (courtyard) + 落 (settlement/enclosed place) form a compound meaning an enclosed yard.
- Nuance
院落 is more literary than everyday 院子; often used for traditional homes.
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