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The word 动物园 is formed by combining the characters 动, which here relates to movement or living creatures, and 物, meaning thing or entity, together creating 动物 meaning "animal"; this is then combined with 园, meaning garden or park, to form the compound word meaning "zoo", literally "animal park".

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我们去动物园吧。

Wǒmen qù dòngwùyuán ba.

Let's go to the zoo.

动物园里有很多动物。

Dòngwùyuán li yǒu hěnduō dòngwù.

There are many animals in the zoo.

上周我们全家去了动物园。

Shàngzhōu wǒmen quánjiā qùle dòngwùyuán.

Last week, our whole family went to the zoo.

孩子们在动物园里玩得很开心。

Háizimen zài dòngwùyuán lǐ wán dé hěn kāixīn.

The children had a lot of fun playing in the zoo.

这个城市的动物园以保护濒危动物而闻名。

Zhège chéngshì de dòngwùyuán yǐ bǎohù bīnwēi dòngwù ér wénmíng.

The zoo in this city is famous for protecting endangered animals.

Word Definition - 动物园

dòng wù yuán zoo

Individual Character Details

动 dòng
物 wù
园 yuán, yuán