滨海湾花园
bīnhǎi wān huāyuán
Garden by the Bay in Chinese is 滨海湾花园 (bīnhǎi wān huāyuán).
滨海湾花园 is the name used for the nature park and botanical garden located in Singapore.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is composed of 滨海 (bīnhǎi) meaning 'coastal/waterfront', 湾 (wān) meaning 'bay' and 花园 (huāyuán) meaning 'garden'.
How do you pronounce it?
bīnhǎi wān huāyuán
Did you know?
- While 花园 means 'garden', the park is an example of 'biophilic design'. This concept is often discussed in Chinese architectural circles using the term 亲生命设计 to describe how the structures merge with nature.
- The phrase 滨海湾花园 uses Simplified Chinese characters, which are the official standard in Singapore and mainland China but differ from the Traditional characters used in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- The word 滨 (bīn) used in 'waterfront' is often found in poetic or literary contexts to describe the edge of a river or sea, giving the name a more elegant, classical tone than a simple English 'beach' description.
Examples in context
- 我们参观过滨海湾花园，景色非常壮观。(Wǒmen cānguān guò Bīnhǎiwān Huāyuán, jǐngsè fēicháng zhuàngguān.)We visited the Garden by the Bay, and the scenery was absolutely breathtaking.
- 我想去滨海湾花园。Wǒ xiǎng qù Bīnhǎiwān Huāyuán.I want to go to Gardens by the Bay.
- 滨海湾花园非常漂亮。Bīnhǎiwān Huāyuán fēicháng piàoliang.Gardens by the Bay is very beautiful.
- 我们在滨海湾花园见面吧。Wǒmen zài Bīnhǎiwān Huāyuán jiànmiàn ba.Let's meet at Gardens by the Bay.
Example conversation
Two friends are planning their weekend trip in Singapore.
- 浩然 Haoran周末我们去滨海湾花园吗？Zhōumò wǒmen qù Bīnhǎiwān Huāyuán ma?Shall we go to Gardens by the Bay this weekend?
- 佳怡 Jiayi好啊，我也想去那里。Hǎo a, wǒ yě xiǎng qù nàlǐ.Sure, I want to go there too.
- 浩然 Haoran佳怡，你打算几点出发？Jiāyí, nǐ dǎsuàn jǐ diǎn chūfā?Jiayi, what time do you plan to depart?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我们下午两点见吧。Wǒmen xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn jiàn ba.Let's meet at two in the afternoon.
