---
title: "Dongwuyuan Meaning: 动物园 (dòngwùyuán) Means “zoo”"
description: "动物园 (traditional 動物園, dòngwùyuán) means “zoo”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongwuyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 动物园 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

动物园 dòngwùyuán

## zoo

## Its characters

1. 园 yuán garden

## In a sentence

周末我们去动物园看熊猫吧。 Let's go to the zoo to see the pandas this weekend.

星期天，天气很好，我和爷爷一起去**动物园**。

From [熊猫是猫吗？ · Animals in Chinese: is a panda a cat?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/animals-in-chinese#library-word-16-19)

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