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Information of 院

Pinyin yuàn

Radical

阝

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

courtyard / institution

院 [yuàn] [noun] 1. Courtyard, open space surrounded by walls within a house. - Example: 前院 (front courtyard), 后院 (back courtyard), 深宫大院 (deep palace courtyard). 2. Names for certain institutions, schools, and public places. - Example: 法院 (court), 医院 (hospital), 戏院 (theater). 3. Wall enclosing the house. - Example: 场院 (enclosed yard). 4. Garden. - Example: See reference to gardens in poetry. 5. Brothel. - Example: 院门 (door to a brothel). 6. Servant. - Example: 院子 (a term for a servant in early dramas), 院公 (respectful term for another's servant). 7. Government office. - Example: 殿院 (palace court), 行政院 (executive office).

参议院 cān yì yuàn

senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

院墙 yuàn qiáng

courtyard wall

院士 yuàn shì

scholar / academician / fellow (of an academy)

检察院 jiǎn chá yuàn

prosecutor's office / procuratorate

寺院 sì yuàn

cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4]

妓院 jì yuàn

brothel / whorehouse

院子 yuàn zi

courtyard / garden / yard / patio / CL:個|个[ge4] / (old) servant

故宫博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn

Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei

医学院 yī xué yuàn

medical school

学院 xué yuàn

college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3]

宅院 zhái yuàn

house / house with a courtyard

深宅大院 shēn zhái dà yuàn

a compound of connecting courtyards, each surrounded by dwelling quarters / a mansion with many courtyards and very high walls / a mansion with spacious halls and extensive gardens / imposing dwellings and spacious courtyards / (living tucked away) inside the big mansion

枢密院 shū mì yuàn

privy council

都察院 dū chá yuàn

Court of Censors / department of supervision / censorate

师范学院 shī fàn xué yuàn

teacher's college / normal school

庭院 tíng yuàn

courtyard

电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema / movie theater / CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]

剧院 jù yuàn

theater / CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]

武汉职业技术学院 wǔ hàn zhí yè jì shù xué yuàn

Wuhan Institute of Technology

医院 yī yuàn

hospital / CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]

院校 yuàn xiào

college / academy / educational institution

高等院校 gāo děng yuàn xiào

institutions of higher learning / colleges and universities

棋院 qí yuàn

chess institute

僧院 sēng yuàn

abbey / Buddhist monastery / vihara

歌剧院 gē jù yuàn

opera house

法院 fǎ yuàn

court of law / court

住院 zhù yuàn

to be in hospital / to be hospitalized

国务院令 guó wù yuàn lìng

Decree of the State Council

众议院 Zhòng yì yuàn

lower house of bicameral assembly / House of Representatives (USA) / Chamber of Deputies

疗养院 liáo yǎng yuàn

sanatorium