四合院 meaning in English
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
Meaning of 四合院
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sìhéyuàn
- courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
四合院 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
在北京，胡同是由四合院的传统居所排形成。
In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.
他们的四合院要小得多，设计和装饰也比较简单，胡同也比较窄。
Their siheyuans were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.
Stroke order for each character
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四 sì · four · 5 strokes
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合 hé · to close · 6 strokes
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院 yuàn · courtyard · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 四合院.
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 合适 | héshì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 院子 | yuànzi | courtyard; garden |
| 出院 | chūyuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 适合 | shìhé | to fit; to suit |
| 合法 | héfǎ | lawful; legitimate |
| 配合 | pèihé | matching; fitting in with |
Questions about 四合院
What does 四合院 mean?
四合院 (sìhéyuàn) means "courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 四合院?
四合院 is made of 3 characters: 四 (5 strokes), 合 (6 strokes), 院 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 四合院 an HSK word?
Yes. 四合院 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.