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Summary: Learn how to write & pronounce the Chinese symbol (character) for a courtyard in a house in this free Chinese language lesson on video.
"Ok, this word is courtyard, yuan zi in Chinese. Zi doesn't have any specific meaning and it's a toneless character dependent on yuan. So yuan means courtyard. This is one stroke, yuan. This part pronounced as yuan. Yuan - yuan sounds similar so this is the pronunciation part, and when you are writing this part pay attention to this stroke. It should be written much longer than the first horizontal. Ok, let's see yuan. Yuan zi - courtyard. "
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