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Usages of xiàoyuán
我 的 宿舍 在 校园 里， 离 图书馆 不 远。Wǒ de sùshè zài xiàoyuán lǐ, lí túshūguǎn bù yuǎn.
My dorm is inside the campus, not far from the library.
教学楼 旁边 有 一 个 安静 的 地方， 校园 里 的 学生 喜欢 去 那儿 休息。jiàoxuélóu pángbiān yǒu yì gè ānjìng de dìfang, xiàoyuán lǐ de xuéshēng xǐhuan qù nàr xiūxi.
Next to the classroom building there is a quiet place; students on campus like to go there to rest.
在 校园 里， 我 喜欢 找 一 个 安静 的 地方 专心 看书。Zài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.
这 家 食堂 的 午饭 比 校园 外面 的 小 饭店 便宜 两 块。Zhè jiā shítáng de wǔfàn bǐ xiàoyuán wàimiàn de xiǎo fàndiàn piányi liǎng kuài.
The lunches in this cafeteria are two yuan cheaper than in the small restaurant outside the campus.
过 了 几 个 月， 她 终于 适应 了 校园 的 环境。Guò le jǐ gè yuè, tā zhōngyú shìyìng le xiàoyuán de huánjìng.
After a few months, she finally got used to the campus environment.
下班 以后 我们 去 校园 里 走走 吧。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒmen qù xiàoyuán lǐ zǒuzou ba.
After work, let’s go walk around the campus.
我 之所以 喜欢 这 个 学校， 是 因为 校园 很 安静。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ xǐhuan zhè gè xuéxiào, shì yīnwèi xiàoyuán hěn ānjìng.
The reason I like this school is that the campus is very quiet.
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