Meaning of 园林
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- gardens; park; landscape garden
How to use 园林
园林 usually refers to landscaped gardens as a whole, especially classical Chinese gardens with rocks, ponds, pavilions and trees. It often appears in phrases like 园林艺术 (landscape garden art) or 古典园林 (classical gardens). Example: 苏州的园林非常有名。(Sūzhōu de yuánlín fēicháng yǒumíng.) The gardens of Suzhou are very famous.
园 (yuán) means a garden or enclosed plot, and 林 (lín) is two 木 (mù, tree) side by side, a grove of trees. Put an enclosed garden together with groves of trees and you get 园林, a designed landscape garden.
Common mistake: Learners often use 园林 for an ordinary park or a home flower garden, where 公园 (gōngyuán) or 花园 (huāyuán) is more natural. Also keep the second tone on 林 (lín), and do not confuse it with 森林 (sēnlín), which means a wild forest, not a designed garden.
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园 yuán · land used for growing plants · 7 strokes
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林 lín · forest · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 园林.
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 花园 | huāyuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus |
| 森林 | sēnlín | forest |
| 树林 | shùlín | woods; grove |
| 幼儿园 | yòu'éryuán | kindergarten; nursery school |
| 家园 | jiāyuán | home; homeland |
| 园地 | yuándì | garden area |
| 丛林 | cónglín | jungle; thicket |
| 穆斯林 | mùsīlín | Muslim |
| 庄园 | zhuāngyuán | manor; feudal land |
Questions about 园林
What does 园林 mean?
园林 (yuánlín) means "gardens; park; landscape garden" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 园林?
园林 is made of 2 characters: 园 (7 strokes), 林 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 园林 an HSK word?
Yes. 园林 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 园林 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 园林 is written 園林.
What is the difference between 园林 and 花园?
花园 (huāyuán) is any garden with flowers and plants, including a small yard at home. 园林 (yuánlín) is more formal and suggests a larger, carefully designed landscape, often with architecture, water and rockery.
Can 园林 describe a profession or field of study?
Yes. It appears in terms like 园林设计 (yuánlín shèjì, landscape design) and 园林工人 (yuánlín gōngrén, gardener or landscaping worker). In these uses it means landscaping in general.