Chinese word

园地

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuán dì

Meaning

  • noungarden

Example

学校的园地里种了很多蔬菜。xué xiào de yuán dì lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō shū cài

Many vegetables are planted in the school garden.

Illustration for 园地 (garden)

More examples

社区的园地由居民轮流打理，成为邻里交流的场所。shè qū de yuán dì yóu jū mín lún liú dá lǐ chéng wéi lín lǐ jiāo liú de cháng suǒ

Residents take turns looking after the community garden, making it a place where neighbors can connect.

Core concept

Land set aside for growing plants, whether for harvest, gardening, or display.

Common phrases

  • 社区园地shè qū yuán dì

    community garden

  • 公共园地gōng gòng yuán dì

    public garden

  • 城市园地chéng shì yuán dì

    urban garden

Similar words

花园huā yuán: A garden where flowers and decorative plants are grown for people to enjoy.
菜园cài yuán: A small garden or plot where vegetables are grown.
果园guǒ yuán: An area of land where fruit trees are grown and their fruit is harvested.
园林yuán lín: Designed gardens and green spaces meant for walking around and enjoying the scenery.

Definition in Chinese

种植或栽培植物、作为园艺或观赏用途的土地或场所。zhòng zhí huò zāi péi zhí wù zuò wéi yuán yì huò guān shǎng yòng tú de tǔ dì huò cháng suǒ

Word origin

园 (yuán, "garden") + 地 (dì, "land") combines a planted place with the ground it occupies.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word can sound broader and more written than a name for one particular kind of plot, so it suits descriptions of a whole cultivated space.

Other meanings

  • farmlandnoun

Opposites

  • 荒地huāng dìwastelandnoun

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