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    Using 家园 (jiāyuán) to express "homeland" or "home"

    Existence & Possession
    Location & Position

    Structure

    ……的 + 家园

    Explanation

    The noun 家园 (jiāyuán) means "homeland," "home," or "habitat" and carries a warm, often literary connotation of a place where one belongs. It combines 家 (home/family) with 园 (garden/park). It can refer to a person's homeland, a community's territory, or an organism's natural habitat, as in 生物的家园 (habitat of living creatures).

    Examples

    • 我们要一起保护地球这个美丽的家园。

      Wǒmen yào yìqǐ bǎohù dìqiú zhège měilì de jiāyuán.

      We must work together to protect Earth, this beautiful home of ours.

    • 洪水摧毁了他们的家园。

      Hóngshuǐ cuīhuǐ le tāmen de jiāyuán.

      The flood destroyed their homeland.

    • 森林是许多野生动物的家园。

      Sēnlín shì xǔduō yěshēng dòngwù de jiāyuán.

      Forests are home to many wild animals.

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