四合院
四合院 HSK 7-9
- courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 四 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 在北京，胡同是由四合院的传统居所排形成。 In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.
- 他们的四合院要小得多，设计和装饰也比较简单，胡同也比较窄。 Their siheyuans were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.
- 因为几乎所有的四合院有南面的门和主要楼房，所以大部分的胡同是从东到西建造的。 Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.
- 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，并伴有精心修剪的花园。 The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.
- 一個胡同連接另一個，四合院和其他四合院形成一個街區，而街區跟其他街區匯集成一個城市。 One hutong connects with another, siheyuans connect with other siheyuans to form a block, and blocks join with other blocks to form the whole city.
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