Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
学院
xuéyuàn
Description
"学院"是学校的一种，很多大学里有不同的学院。
"学院" is a type of school; many universities have different 学院.
我们常常说医学院、艺术学院这样的名字。
We often say names like Medical 学院 and Art 学院.
Meanings
学院xuéyuàn
college; academy; institute
她在艺术学院学画画。
She studies painting at the art college.
学院xuéyuàn
a school or department within a university
这所大学有八个学院。
This university has eight faculties.
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Notes
- Etymology
学 (study) + 院 (institution/courtyard), meaning a place for higher learning.
- Nuance
学院 often names a specialized college, while 大学 is a full university.
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