院

• 拼音: yuàn
• 汉字拆解: 院 = 阝 (wall/mound radical) + 完 (complete, phonetic component)

含义

Courtyard; institution; compound. A walled or enclosed space, or a formal institution.

Has two main uses: (1) courtyard or yard — 院子 (courtyard); (2) institution — 医院 (hospital), 学院 (college), 法院 (court), 电影院 (cinema). Often appears as a suffix in the names of official institutions and buildings.

例句

1. 我们去电影院看电影吧。
2. 他在医院工作了二十年。
3. 院里种了一棵大树。

用法指南

语境: everyday, institutions

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 电影院在那边。(The cinema is over there.)
• 他被送到医院了。(He was sent to the hospital.)

错误说法

• 我在院看电影。(Don't use 院 alone to mean 'cinema' — say 电影院. 院 alone usually refers to a courtyard.)

起源与历史

Composed of 阝 (wall/mound radical) and 完 (to complete), originally referring to a walled courtyard or enclosure.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal