四合院
Meaning
sìhéyuàn si4 he2 yuan4
- courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
Example sentences
- zài 在 Běijīng 北京 , hútòng 胡同 shì 是 yóu 由 sìhéyuàn 四合院 de 的 chuántǒng 传统 jūsuǒ 居所 pái 排 xíngchéng 形成 。In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.
Words sharing a character
- 四处 sìchù all over the place
- 四周 sìzhōu all around
- 四肢 sìzhī the four limbs of the body
- 四季 sìjì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng in all directions
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful
- 朝三暮四 zhāosānmùsì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 合作 hézuò to cooperate
- 适合 shìhé to fit; to suit
- 合同 hétong (business) contract