📘 Lernkarte #2695 — 院子 (yuànzi)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 院子
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Pinyin: yuànzi
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IPA: [ɥɛn̂ tsɨ]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + ⚪ neutral
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Meaning: yard; courtyard
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Semantic class: noun (place)
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: high (daily life, housing)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
院子 (yuànzi) means yard / courtyard, usually a private or semi-private enclosed space attached to a house or building.
DE:
院子 (yuànzi) bedeutet Hof / Innenhof, meist ein abgegrenzter Bereich bei einem Haus oder Gebäude.
院 = courtyard / compound
子 = noun suffix (makes it concrete & colloquial)
➡️ 院子 = a concrete, everyday courtyard
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 家里的院子 |
jiālǐ de yuànzi |
the yard at home |
der Hof zu Hause |
| 院子很大 |
yuànzi hěn dà |
the yard is big |
der Hof ist groß |
| 在院子里 |
zài yuànzi lǐ |
in the yard |
im Hof |
| 小院子 |
xiǎo yuànzi |
small courtyard |
kleiner Hof |
| 院子里玩 |
yuànzi lǐ wán |
play in the yard |
im Hof spielen |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
院子 (yuànzi) is the everyday spoken form for a courtyard or yard.
Typical usage
home environment
我们家的院子很安静。
Wǒmen jiā de yuànzi hěn ānjìng.
Our yard is very quiet.
location
孩子在院子里跑。
Háizi zài yuànzi lǐ pǎo.
The child is running in the yard.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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more concrete & colloquial than 院
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refers to physical space, not institutions
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common in family / rural contexts
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
院子 (yuànzi) ist die umgangssprachliche Form für einen Hof / Innenhof.
Typische Verwendung
Alltag
院子里有花和树。
Yuànzi lǐ yǒu huā hé shù.
Im Hof gibt es Blumen und Bäume.
Wohnumfeld
他们在院子里吃饭。
Tāmen zài yuànzi lǐ chīfàn.
Sie essen im Hof.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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konkret, alltagssprachlich
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nicht für Institutionen
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sehr häufig im gesprochenen Chinesisch
🌟 COMPARISON — 院子 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| courtyard / yard |
yuànzi |
院子 |
private, concrete |
| courtyard / institute |
yuàn |
院 |
abstract / institutional |
| garden / park |
yuán |
园 |
green area |
| house |
fángzi |
房子 |
building |
| place |
chǎngsuǒ |
场所 |
general |
01｜Syllable Analysis — yuàn · zi
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yuàn — IPA [ɥɛn̂] — Tone 4 — enclosed place
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zi — neutral tone — noun suffix
Tone pattern: 4 → neutral
→ solid place → everyday object
02｜Mnemonics — 院子
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
home courtyard |
Innenhof |
| Tone link |
falling → light |
fest → locker |
| Visual |
family yard |
Hof beim Haus |
| Memory tip |
“the home yard” |
„der Hof zu Hause“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 院子
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
yard / courtyard |
Hof / Innenhof |
| Usage |
daily life |
Alltag |
| Tone |
4 + neutral |
4. + neutral |
| Register |
colloquial |
umgangssprachlich |
| Frequency |
high |
hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 院子 = 医院 ❌ (yard ≠ hospital)
❌ 院子 = 园 ❌ (courtyard ≠ park)
✅ 在院子里 ✔️
✅ 小院子 ✔️
✅ 家里的院子 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2695 — 院子 (yuànzi)
EN:
A high-frequency everyday noun meaning yard / courtyard, commonly used for home environments.
DE:
Ein häufiges Alltagswort für Hof / Innenhof, typisch für Wohn- und Familiensituationen.