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公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)

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公园 (gōng yuán) means "park," a public place for recreation with trees, grass, and paths where people walk, play, or rest, as in 去公园 (go to the park). It is a noun and often follows 在 or 去 to say where someone is or goes.

What does 公园 mean?

  1. 1.

    park (for public recreation)noun

What do the characters in 公园 mean?

  • 公public
  • 园site used for public recreation

How do you use 公园?

公园 is a noun; 在公园 says where, and 去公园 says where someone goes.

Patterns

  • 在公园 + verb

    他每天早上在公园跑步。

    Tā měitiān zǎoshang zài gōngyuán pǎobù.

    He runs in the park every morning.

What are some examples of 公园 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 6

    我家旁边有一座公园。

    Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yí zuò gōngyuán.

    There is a park next to my home.

  2. HSK 6

    我们下午去公园走走吧。

    Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù gōngyuán zǒuzou ba.

    Let's go for a walk in the park this afternoon.

  3. HSK 6

    很多孩子在公园里玩。

    Hěn duō háizi zài gōngyuán li wán.

    Lots of kids are playing in the park.

How is 公园 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    今天天气真好。

    Jīntiān tiānqì zhēn hǎo.

    The weather is really nice today.

  2. Speaker B:

    是啊，我们去公园吧。

    Shì a, wǒmen qù gōngyuán ba.

    Yeah, let's go to the park.

  3. Speaker A:

    好，我去拿水和面包。

    Hǎo, wǒ qù ná shuǐ hé miànbāo.

    OK, I'll get some water and bread.

  4. Speaker B:

    太好了，我们可以在那儿吃午饭。

    Tài hǎo le, wǒmen kěyǐ zài nàr chī wǔfàn.

    Great, we can have lunch there.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.