Meaning of 家园
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- home
- homeland
How to use 家园
家园 sounds warmer and more formal than 家 (jiā). It often appears in writing, speeches, news and songs about protecting or rebuilding a homeland, a community, or the Earth. Example: 地球是我们共同的家园。(Dìqiú shì wǒmen gòngtóng de jiāyuán.) The Earth is our shared home.
家 (jiā) means home or family, and 园 (yuán) means a garden or enclosed grounds. Picture your family's home together with the garden around it, and you have 家园, the whole place you belong to.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 家园 for their everyday house, as in 我回家园 (wǒ huí jiāyuán), which sounds odd. For daily life, say 回家 (huí jiā) or 家里 (jiā li), and keep 家园 for a broader, emotional sense of home or homeland.
家园 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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家 jiā · home · 10 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 家园.
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 家里 | jiā li | home |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 在家 | zàijiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family; household |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 科学家 | kēxuéjiā | scientist |
| 花园 | huāyuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head |
Questions about 家园
What does 家园 mean?
家园 (jiāyuán) means "home; homeland" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 家园?
家园 is made of 2 characters: 家 (10 strokes), 园 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 家园 an HSK word?
Yes. 家园 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 家园 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 家园 is written 家園.
What is the difference between 家园 and 国家?
国家 (guójiā) is a political word for a country or state. 家园 (jiāyuán) is about the feeling of home and belonging, and it can mean a homeland, a hometown, or even a shared space like the planet.
What verbs often go with 家园?
Common pairings include 保卫家园 (bǎowèi jiāyuán, to defend one's homeland), 重建家园 (chóngjiàn jiāyuán, to rebuild one's home), and 建设家园 (jiànshè jiāyuán, to build up one's homeland). The phrase 美好家园 (měihǎo jiāyuán, a beautiful home) is also very common.