Meaning of 园地
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- garden area
How to use 园地
园地 can mean a literal garden plot, but it is very often used figuratively for a space where something grows, like a column, a forum, or a field of activity. It appears a lot in names of newspaper sections and school bulletin boards. Example: 这是学生发表作品的园地。(Zhè shì xuéshēng fābiǎo zuòpǐn de yuándì.) This is a space where students publish their work.
园 (yuán) is a garden, an enclosure 囗 around something growing, and 地 (dì) is ground or land. Put them together and you get a piece of land set aside as a garden, a 园地.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 圆 (yuán, round) instead of 园 because they share the same sound and the 囗 enclosure. Remember 园 has 元 inside for a garden, while 圆 has 员 inside for a circle.
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园 yuán · land used for growing plants · 7 strokes
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地 de · -ly · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 园地.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 地图 | dìtú | map |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the earth |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 花园 | huāyuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | underground railway; subway; subway train |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus |
| 草地 | cǎodì | lawn; meadow |
| 外地 | wàidì | parts of the country other than where one is |
Questions about 园地
What does 园地 mean?
园地 (yuándì) means "garden area" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 园地?
园地 is made of 2 characters: 园 (7 strokes), 地 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 园地 an HSK word?
Yes. 园地 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 园地 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 园地 is written 園地.
What is the difference between 园地 and 公园?
公园 (gōngyuán) is a public park where people go to relax. 园地 is a garden plot or, more often, a figurative platform or area for some activity, such as a literary column or a learning space.
Is 园地 used in everyday speech?
It sounds somewhat formal and written. You will see it in newspapers, school notices, and titles like 学习园地 (xuéxí yuándì, study corner), but in casual talk people usually say 菜园 (càiyuán) or 花园 (huāyuán) for a real garden.