花园 meaning in English
garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
Meaning of 花园
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
Measure word: 座
How to use 花园
花园 refers to a garden with flowers or ornamental plants, often attached to a house or inside a park. It also appears in names of residential compounds, like 阳光花园. Example: 我家后面有一个小花园。(Wǒ jiā hòumiàn yǒu yí gè xiǎo huāyuán.) There is a small garden behind my house.
花 (huā) means flower and 园 (yuán) means a garden or enclosed area, so 花园 is simply a flower place. Picture the box shape of 园 as a fence around a patch of flowers.
Common mistake: Learners often use 花园 when they mean a public park, which is usually 公园 (gōngyuán). Also keep 园 (yuán) separate from 圆 (yuán, round): they sound the same, but only 园 means garden.
花园 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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花 huā · flower · 7 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 花园.
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus |
| 鲜花 | xiānhuā | flower; fresh flowers |
| 幼儿园 | yòu'éryuán | kindergarten; nursery school |
| 开花 | kāihuā | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open |
| 桃花 | táohuā | peach blossom; (fig.) love affair |
| 园林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape garden |
| 家园 | jiāyuán | home; homeland |
| 花费 | huāfèi | expense; cost |
| 花生 | huāshēng | peanut |
| 花瓶 | huāpíng | flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but no |
Questions about 花园
What does 花园 mean?
花园 (huāyuán) means "garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 花园?
花园 is made of 2 characters: 花 (7 strokes), 园 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 花园 an HSK word?
Yes. 花园 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 花园 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 花园 is written 花園.
Can 花园 mean a vegetable garden?
Not usually. 花园 suggests flowers and decorative plants. A vegetable garden is more often called 菜园 (càiyuán).
Why do so many apartment complexes in China have 花园 in their names?
Developers use 花园 in compound names to suggest a green, pleasant place to live, for example 幸福花园. In these names it means a residential estate, not an actual garden.