With several families living in a siheyuan , minor squabbles are inevitable .

几家住一个四合院儿，难免有些磕碰。

A small medium-sized Siheyuan usually has its main gate built at the southeastern corner .

一个小型或中型的四合院的主门通常设在院落的东南角。

Living in a Siheyuan can be appealing for a whole host of reasons .

生活在一个四合院对很多人来说都有一种吸引力。

The quietness and comfort of life in the siheyuan gives Dominic a lot of inspiration .

四合院里的宁静和舒适给多米尼克许多灵感。

Hutong we see today are made up of small lanes formed by walls of siheyuan .

我们今天看到的胡同则是由四合院的院墙围成的一条条小巷子。