Chinese word

庄园

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuāng yuán

Meaning

  • nounestate

Example

他们在郊外买了一座庄园。tā men zài jiāo wài mǎi le yí zuò zhuāng yuán

They bought an estate in the suburbs.

Illustration for 庄园 (estate)

More examples

这座庄园曾经是当地显赫家族的产业。zhè zuò zhuāng yuán céng jīng shì dāng dì xiǎn hè jiā zú de chǎn yè

This estate was once owned by a prominent local family.

Core concept

A substantial private property where a main residence stands among gardens, fields, or other land.

Common phrases

  • 拥有庄园yōng yǒu zhuāng yuán

    own an estate

  • 买下庄园mǎi xià zhuāng yuán

    buy an estate

  • 继承庄园jì chéng zhuāng yuán

    inherit an estate

Similar words

别墅bié shù: A private standalone home in a peaceful or beautiful place, used for family holidays.
大院dà yuàn: A spacious residential compound built around a gate and courtyard where several households live.

Definition in Chinese

通常指规模较大、附带花园和土地的私有地产，常作为居住或观赏用途。tōng cháng zhǐ guī mó jiào dà fù dài huā yuán hé tǔ dì de sī yǒu dì chǎn cháng zuò wéi jū zhù huò guān shǎng yòng tú

Word origin

庄 (zhuāng, "large rural property") + 园 (yuán, "garden") joins the residence's grounds with the surrounding land.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 庄园 (zhuāngyuán, "estate") often sounds formal and appears especially in property descriptions, travel writing, and fiction.

Other meanings

  • farmnoun
  • mansionnoun

Related words

  • 庄园主zhuāng yuán zhǔestate ownernoun
  • 庄园制zhuāng yuán zhìmanorial systemnoun

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