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四合院

sì hé yuàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

四合院 四合院 [si4 he2 yuan4] /courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 合
    gě

    100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗

    hé

    to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale

  • 院
    yuàn

    courtyard / institution / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.