院子
yuàn zi
Pinyin

Definition

院子
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yuàn zi
  1. courtyard
  2. garden
  3. yard
  4. patio
  5. CL:個|个[gè]
  6. (old) servant

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
mèi zi
  1. 1 (dialect) younger sister
  2. 2 girl
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
hái zi
  1. 1 child
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
yī yuàn
  1. 1 hospital
  2. 2 CL:所[suǒ],家[jiā],座[zuò]
Shuāng zǐ
  1. 1 Gemini (star sign)

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  1. 1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

Sample Sentences

老人在门上贴了红纸,房间里点满了灯,还在院子里弄出“砰砰啪啪”的响声。
lǎorén zài mén shàng tiē le hóng zhǐ ,fángjiān lǐ diǎn mǎn le dēng ,hái zài yuànzi lǐ nòngchū “pēng pēng pā pā ”de xiǎngshēng 。
The old man pasted red paper on the doors, lit lanterns in the rooms and then in the courtyard he made banging noises.
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哎,我们还不如农民!自己承包一块地种种,比城市悠闲舒适多了。每天呼吸新鲜空气,金灿灿的油菜花免费看!路上也没那么多车,两旁是绿油油的庄稼,真是赏心悦目。自己盖一栋小楼,还有大院子,比别墅还别墅!
āi ,wǒmen hái bùrú nóngmín !zìjǐ chéngbāo yī kuài dì zhòng zhong ,bǐ chéngshì yōuxián shūshì duō le 。měitiān hūxī xīnxiān kōngqì ,jīncàncàn de yóucàihuā miǎnfèi kàn !lùshang yě méi nàme duō chē ,liǎngpáng shì lǜyóuyóu de zhuāngjia ,zhēn shì shǎngxīnyuèmù 。zìjǐ gài yī dòng xiǎo lóu ,háiyǒu dà yuànzi ,bǐ biéshù hái biéshù !
Agh, we're not as lucky as the peasants! Maintaining a plot of land yourself is so much more carefree and comfortable than life in the city. You can breathe fresh air and look at the beautiful golden canolas for free! There aren't many cars on the road and bright green fields on either side. It's really pleasant to imagine. You can build a small house for yourself, plus a big courtyard. It's even more lovely than a villa!