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  *床* | 床* | *床
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张) / bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) / frame; chassis / classifier for blankets, quilts etc
HSK 1
garden / CL: , 個|个
HSK 2
courtyard / garden / yard / patio / CL: 個|个 / (old) servant
HSK 2
gardens; park; landscape garden
HSK 5
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  *園* | 園* | *園
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
HSK 6
garden area
HSK 6
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
HSK 7-9
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  *苑* | 苑* | *苑
(literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc; imperial garden; park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc)
flower garden
botanical garden / arboretum
to visit a park or garden
lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc)
Garden of Eden
to spruce up; to renovate; to tend (a garden); to groom (one's hair); to finish (a rough surface); to trim (a lawn); to touch up (a photo)
(Tw) garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair
vegetable garden
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  *圃* | 圃* | *圃
garden / orchard
to water the plants / to water the garden
reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
garden plot
hanging gardens (Babylon etc) / rooftop garden
rock garden / rockery
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
pitchfork / garden fork / restraining pole (used by police) / military fork (of ancient times)
everything in the garden is lovely
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings
Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞 and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽 at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
gardener
Couple's Retreat Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair
Norbulingka (Tibetan: precious garden), summer residence of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet
rock garden / rockery
garden nasturtium / Tropaeolum majus
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
gardener
lit. not even peek at the garden / fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
to look after / to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc) / to repair
pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)
Ryōanji, temple in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan with famous rock garden
Madison Square Garden
Garden of Gethsemane
Lingering Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉, Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉, Song Bai 宋白 and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简, 1000 scrolls
transliteration of Tibetan lingka: garden
Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村, Shandong
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
The Garden of Cultivation in Suzhou, Jiangsu
scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
Keukenhof, flower garden in Netherlands
Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
jade garden of celestial ruler / paradise
rock garden
Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu
Madison Square Garden
(bird species of China) garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)


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