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title: "Yuanzi Meaning: 院子 (yuànzi) Means “courtyard”"
description: "院子 (yuànzi) means “courtyard; yard”. Hear its tones, see what 院 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 院子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

院子 yuànzi

## courtyard; yard

## Its characters

1. 院 yuàn courtyard
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

我家院子里种了一棵树。 There's a tree planted in our yard.

年兽正要进去，**院子**里突然响起了很大的声音：“啪，啪，啪！

From [年兽来了 · The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monster](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/legend-of-nian-chinese-new-year-monster#library-word-349-351)

[More about 院子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%99%A2%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 院 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [出院 chūyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyuan)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [电影院 diànyǐngyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianyingyuan)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)

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