Meaning of 校园
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- campus
How to use 校园
校园 refers to the grounds of a school or university, and it also describes school life in general. It often appears before other nouns, as in 校园生活 (xiàoyuán shēnghuó) campus life. Example: 我们的校园很漂亮。(Wǒmen de xiàoyuán hěn piàoliang.) Our campus is very beautiful.
校 (xiào) is the 校 from 学校 (xuéxiào), school, and 园 (yuán) is the 园 from 公园 (gōngyuán), park. Picture a school with its own park-like grounds, and you have 校园, a campus.
Common mistake: Learners often say 校园 when they mean the school as an institution. For "I go to school" say 我去学校 (wǒ qù xuéxiào), not 我去校园. Also keep the fourth tone on 校 (xiào), and do not confuse it with 笑 (xiào), to laugh.
校园 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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校 xiào · school · 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 校园.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 花园 | huāyuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 幼儿园 | yòu'éryuán | kindergarten; nursery school |
| 园林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape garden |
| 家园 | jiāyuán | home; homeland |
| 园地 | yuándì | garden area |
| 庄园 | zhuāngyuán | manor; feudal land |
| 乐园 | lèyuán | paradise |
| 夜校 | yèxiào | evening school; night school |
Questions about 校园
What does 校园 mean?
校园 (xiàoyuán) means "campus" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 校园?
校园 is made of 2 characters: 校 (10 strokes), 园 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 校园 an HSK word?
Yes. 校园 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 校园 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 校园 is written 校園.
Can 校园 be used for primary and middle schools, or only universities?
It works for any level of school. Chinese speakers talk about 中学校园 (zhōngxué xiàoyuán) as naturally as 大学校园 (dàxué xiàoyuán).
How do I say "on campus" in Chinese?
Use 在校园里 (zài xiàoyuán lǐ). For example, 他住在校园里 (tā zhù zài xiàoyuán lǐ) means he lives on campus.