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动物园 meaning in English

dòngwùyuán

zoo

HSK 2nounTraditional 動物園21 strokes

Meaning of 动物园

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dòngwùyuán
  1. zoo

How to use 动物园

动物园 is the everyday word for a zoo and often follows verbs like 去 (qù) or 逛 (guàng). Example: 周末我们去动物园看熊猫。 (Zhōumò wǒmen qù dòngwùyuán kàn xióngmāo.) We are going to the zoo this weekend to see the pandas.

Break it into 动物 (dòngwù), "moving things," which means animal, plus 园 (yuán), a garden or park. A park full of moving things is a zoo.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 园 (yuán, garden) with 圆 (yuán, round) or 元 (yuán, yuan), since they all sound the same. Also keep 动 in the fourth tone, dòng, not the first tone dōng (东, east).

动物园 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

让ràng我wǒ们men带dài孩hái子zi们men去qù动dòng物wù园yuán。
Let's take the children to the zoo.
爸bà爸bà昨zuó天tiān带dài了le我wǒ们men去qù动dòng物wù园yuán。
Father took us to the zoo yesterday.
比bǐ尔ěr带dài他tā弟dì弟di去qù动dòng物wù园yuán。
Bill took his brother to the zoo.
动dòng物wù园yuán里lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō奇qí怪guài的de动dòng物wù。
There are some strange animals in the zoo.
你nǐ今jīn天tiān下xià午wǔ想xiǎng不bù想xiǎng去qù动dòng物wù园yuán？
Would you like to go to the zoo this afternoon?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

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物 wù · thing · 8 strokes

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园 yuán · land used for growing plants · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 动物园.

动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
食物shíwùfood
动物dòngwùanimal
礼物lǐwùgift; present
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
公园gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)
花园huāyuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
校园xiàoyuáncampus
发动fādòngto start; to launch

Questions about 动物园

What does 动物园 mean?

动物园 (dòngwùyuán) means "zoo" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 动物园?

动物园 is made of 3 characters: 动 (6 strokes), 物 (8 strokes), 园 (7 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 动物园 an HSK word?

Yes. 动物园 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 动物园 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 动物园 is written 動物園.

How do I say "zookeeper" or "visiting the zoo" in Chinese?

A zookeeper is usually 饲养员 (sìyǎngyuán). To visit or stroll around the zoo, say 逛动物园 (guàng dòngwùyuán).

Can 园 be used for other kinds of parks?

Yes. The same 园 appears in 公园 (gōngyuán, park), 花园 (huāyuán, garden), and 幼儿园 (yòu'éryuán, kindergarten).

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