Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
院
yuàn
Description
“院”常常用来表示一个大的地方或机构，比如医院、学校里的学院。
它也可以指房子外面用墙围起来的空地，我们叫它院子。
Meanings
院yuàn
large public building or institution
他生病了，去医院看医生。
院子yuànzi
yard or courtyard around a house
我家的院子里有很多花。
学院xuéyuàn
college or academic institute
我姐姐在美术学院学画画。
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant a walled enclosure; extended to buildings and institutions inside such walls.
- Nuance
rarely used alone; usually part of compounds like 医院, 学院, 院子.
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