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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.courtyard; yard; compound
他家屋后有个小院。
He has a small courtyard behind his house.
她在院里晾衣服。
She was hanging out the clothes in the yard.
他家院里有棵大树。
There is a big tree in his yard.
宫院
imperial compound
- 2
n.hospital
出院
leave hospital
住院
in hospital
转院
transfer to another hospital
- 3
n.a designation for certain government offices and public places
电影院
cinema
法院
court
- 4
n.institute; college; university
理学院
college of science
Words and phrases with 院
Word usage
- common measure word"院" is often matched with measure word "户"or"个".
一户院
one yard
一个院
one yard