公园

gōngyuán

Traditional: 公園

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Translation

park, public garden

Word origin

A compound of 公 (gōng, public) and 园 (yuán, garden), literally a public garden open to all.

Origin
compound
Root
公 (gōng, public) + 园 (yuán, garden)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 公

Stroke order for 园

Examples

sàn

Let's go for a walk in the park.

There are many flowers in the park.

The children are playing in the park.

This park is crowded at weekends.

kǒu

There is a cafe by the park entrance.

公园 (gōng yuán) means a park or public garden. The prefix 公 marks it as a shared public space rather than a private 园.

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This word is part of lesson 37.