🐼 Learn Chinese: 动物园的门票

dòngwùyuán de ménpiào – The zoo's ticket / The ticket to the zoo

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🧠 Vocabulary Breakdown

Character Pinyin Meaning Tone

动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo 4-4-2

的 de possessive particle (’s / of) neutral

门票 ménpiào entrance ticket 2-4

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🔍 Grammar Explanation

Chinese uses “的” (de) to show possession or connection, like "'s" or "of" in English.

Structure:

A 的 B = B of A

→ 动物园的门票 = the ticket of the zoo = zoo's ticket

So:

商店的门票 = the store's ticket

博物馆的门票 = the museum’s ticket

动物园的门票 = the zoo’s ticket

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🧏 Tones Tip

动 (dòng - 4th tone): falling – strong and firm

物 (wù - 4th tone): also falling

园 (yuán - 2nd tone): rising – like a question

的 (de - neutral): light and unstressed

门 (mén - 2nd tone): rising

票 (piào - 4th tone): falling

Practice out loud using rhythm:

🔊 dòng wù yuán de mén piào

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🐯 Related Words

动物 (dòngwù) = animal

园 (yuán) = park or garden

门 (mén) = door, gate

票 (piào) = ticket

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