sì hé yuàn

Translation

  • courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

Examples

  • 一条胡同跟另一条连接,四合院跟其他四合院连接形成一个街区,而街区
    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.
  • 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
    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,而且有
    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.
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