Chinese Word: 院 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

院HSK 1

Pinyin: yuàn

English Definition: courtyard; institution; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①围墙里房屋四周的空地：院子。院墙。庭院。
②某些机关、学校和公共场所名称：法院。医院。戏院。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 阜

Pictophonetic:完 indicates the sound; 阝 (place) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- 完 [ wán ] to complete, to finish, to settle; whole

Similar Characters: 晥皖

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医院HSK 1	yī yuàn	hospital; Classifiers: 所
国务院HSK 6	guó wù yuàn	State Council (PRC); State Department (USA)
法院HSK 5	fǎ yuàn	court of law; court
学院	xué yuàn	college; educational institute; school; faculty; Classifiers: 所
人民法院	rén mín fǎ yuàn	people's court (of law); people's tribunal

1		tā 他 méi 没 qù 去 guò 过 yī yuàn 医院。 He hasn't been to the hospital before.
2		zhè ge 这个 diàn yǐng yuàn 电影院 hěn dà 很大。 This movie theater is very big.
3		tā 他 qù 去 le 了 yī yuàn 医院 kàn bìng 看病。 He went to the hospital to see a doctor.
4		qǐng wèn 请问 zhè lǐ 这里 shì 是 yī yuàn 医院 ma 吗？ Excuse me, is this a hospital?
5		wǒ 我 zài 在 zhè ge 这个 yī yuàn 医院 gōng zuò 工作。 I work in this hospital.

1		tā 他 méi 没 qù 去 guò 过 yī yuàn 医院。 He hasn't been to the hospital before.
2		zhè ge 这个 diàn yǐng yuàn 电影院 hěn dà 很大。 This movie theater is very big.
3		tā 他 qù 去 le 了 yī yuàn 医院 kàn bìng 看病。 He went to the hospital to see a doctor.
4		qǐng wèn 请问 zhè lǐ 这里 shì 是 yī yuàn 医院 ma 吗？ Excuse me, is this a hospital?
5		wǒ 我 zài 在 zhè ge 这个 yī yuàn 医院 gōng zuò 工作。 I work in this hospital.