动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
How to remember 动物园: 动 move + 物 thing + 园 garden = zoo.
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How it is used
- Zoo - 带孩子去动物园 (dài háizi qù dòngwùyuán) take the kids to the zoo; measure word 个 (ge).
- Built transparently from 动物 (dòngwù, animal) + 园 (yuán, garden), like 植物园 (zhíwùyuán, botanical garden).
Example sentences
- 公园里有动物园吗？ Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu dòngwùyuán ma?Is there a zoo in the park?
- 我昨天去了动物园。 Wǒ zuótiān qù le dòngwùyuán.I went to the zoo yesterday.
- 动物园里有一只老虎。 Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yī zhī lǎohǔ.There is a tiger in the zoo.