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title: "Yuanlin Meaning: 园林 (yuánlín) Means “garden”"
description: "园林 (traditional 園林, yuánlín) means “garden; park; landscaped garden”. Hear its tones, see what 园 and 林 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanlin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 园林 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

园林 yuánlín

## garden; park; landscaped garden

## Its characters

1. 园 yuán garden
2. 林 lín forest

## In a sentence

苏州的园林非常有名。 Suzhou's gardens are very famous.

[More about 园林](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%AD%E6%9E%97)

## More words with 园 or 林

- [丛林 cónglín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conglin)
- [动物园 dòngwùyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongwuyuan)
- [公园 gōngyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongyuan)
- [花园 huāyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayuan)
- [家园 jiāyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiayuan)
- [乐园 lèyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leyuan)
- [森林 sēnlín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/senlin)
- [树林 shùlín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shulin)
- [田园 tiányuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianyuan)
- [校园 xiàoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaoyuan)

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