Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 院

courtyard
institution
CL:個／个 (gè)

hospital-acquired infection; nosocomial infection (abbr. for 醫院感染／医院感染 (yīyuàngǎnrǎn))

abbot (Christian)

lower house (of parliament)

theater

brothel
whorehouse

cloister
temple
monastery
CL:座 (zuò)

one family courtyard

lateral court (in a Chinese house)

seminary (Christian college)

to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital
to transfer to hospital (e.g. a prisoner)

theater chain (abbr. for 電影院線／电影院线)

scholar
academician
fellow (of an academy)

hospital
CL:所 (suǒ),家 (jiā),座 (zuò)

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 (yuàn)
chair of a board
president of a university
department head
dean
premier of the Republic of China
CL:個／个 (gè)

maternity hospital

college
educational institute
school
faculty
CL:所 (suǒ)

two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate

abbey
Buddhist monastery
vihara

court of law
court

theater
CL:家 (jiā),座 (zuò)

abbr. for 參議院／参议院 (cānyìyuàn), senate
upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)

high court

courtyard house

threshing floor

outer courtyard

to be in hospital
to be hospitalized

specialized hospital

the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties

front courtyard
front yard

college
academy
educational institution

courtyard

to enter hospital
to be hospitalized

Buddhist hall

script for opera (esp. in Yuan times)

inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)

Legislative Yuan (Tw)
abbr. for 立法院 ( Lìfǎyuàn)

(dialect) courtyard

to leave the hospital
(old) (of a monk) to leave the monastery

inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)

to leave hospital
to be discharged from hospital

cinema; movie theater

courtyard

the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院 ( Xíngzhèngyuàn) Executive Yuan, 立法院 ( Lìfǎyuàn) Legislative Yuan, 司法院 ( Sīfǎyuàn) Judicial Yuan, 考試院／考试院 ( Kǎoshìyuàn) Examination Yuan, 監察院／监察院 ( Jiāncháyuàn) Control Yuan

courtyard
garden
yard
patio
CL:個／个 (gè)
(old) servant

academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)

house
house with a courtyard

courtyard; compound

to remain in the hospital

parliament
congress
legislative assembly

rear court
back garden
backyard (also fig.)

(Tw) nursing home; hospice

abbr. for 中國社會科學院／中国社会科学院 ( Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Zhēngcāngyuàn

Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756

monastery
convent

erhua variant of 獨院／独院 (dúyuàn)

prosecutor's office
procuratorate

military hospital

school of engineering
college of engineering

compound with many families living together

reformatory
reform school

abbey
large monastery

shāngxuéyuàn

business school
university of business studies

welfare agency

barbershop
hair parlor

medical school

opera house

Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

monastery (Christian)
abbey

Xíngzhèngyuàn

Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

home of respect for aged
nursing home

conservatory
music college

unicameralism
single-house system

nursing home

academy of sciences
CL:個／个 (gè)

State Council (PRC)
State Department (USA)

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

Upper Chamber
Upper House
Senate

nursing home
old people's home

lower chamber (of legislative body)
lower house
the House of Commons

diànyǐngyuàn

cinema; movie theater
CL:家 (jiā),座 (zuò)

seminary

courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

law school

orphanage

senate
upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

Zhōngyányuàn

Academia Sinica (abbr. for 中央研究院 ( Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn))

cinema
movie theater

museum

Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
exam board

(Chinese) Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

liáoyǎngyuàn

sanatorium

inpatient department

orphanage
child asylum

research institute
academy

residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides

orphanage
nursery

Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

Legislative Yuan, the legislative branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

liǎngyuànzhì

bicameralism
bicameral legislative system

academism (art)

Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911

privy council

beauty salon; beauty parlor

insane asylum; mental hospital

deputy chair of board
vice-president (of a university etc)

upper house
senate
senior statesmen's assembly

hairdresser and beauty parlor
barbershop
massage parlor

gāozhíyuànxiào

professional school
higher vocational school

Míngdé Xuéyuàn

Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont

Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn

Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture

zhùyuànyīshī

resident physician

Yuèlù Shūyuàn

Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy

hǎishìfǎyuàn

maritime court

regional court

qìchēxìyuàn

drive-in theater

dìfāngfǎyuàn

county court
district court

tōngxùnyuànshì

corresponding member (of an academy)
junior academician

Gāngtiě Xuéyuàn

Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學／北京科技大学 ( Běijīng Kējì Dàxué), University of Science and Technology Beijing)

xiànfǎfǎyuàn

Constitutional Court

gāoděngfǎyuàn

High Court

yānhuāxíngyuàn

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

xíngshìfǎyuàn

criminal court
judiciary court

nüxiūdàoyuàn

convent

Oūzhōu Fǎyuàn

European Court of Justice

nóngjiātíngyuàn

farmyard

yīnyuèxuéyuàn

music academy
conservatory

musical theater
Opéra Comique, Paris

zhùyuànzhìliáo

to receive hospital treatment
to be hospitalized

dàxiūdàoyuàn

abbey
large monastery or convent

fǎyuàncáijué

court ruling

yánjiūshēngyuàn

graduate school

zhuānkēyuànxiào

academy

zhōngshěnfǎyuàn

Court of Final Appeal

Guójì Fǎyuàn

International Court of Justice

Wàijiāo Xuéyuàn

China Foreign Affairs University

Dōnghuá Sānyuàn

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)

guǎnlǐxuéyuàn

school of management

hòusòngyīyuàn

evacuation hospital (military)

hòuyuànqǐhuǒ

a conflict arises close to home (idiom)

shīfànxuéyuàn

teacher's college
normal school

xuéhuìyuànshì

academician
fellow of academy

zuìgāofǎyuàn

supreme court

rénmínfǎyuàn

people's court (of law)
people's tribunal

jīngshénbìngyuàn

mental hospital; psychiatric hospital

shāngkēyuànxiào

Business school

shàngsùfǎyuàn

appeals court

yìshùxuéyuàn

art institute
art and drama college

Měiguó Guówùyuàn

美国国务院

[美國國務院]

US Department of State

Zhèngfǔ Dàxuéyuàn

政府大学院

[政府大學院]

the name of Academia Sinica 中央研究院 ( Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn) when it was founded

Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn

中国科学院

[中國科學院]

Chinese Academy of Science

Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn

中央研究院

[中央研究院]

Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei

Gùgōng Bówùyuàn

故宫博物院

[故宮博物院]

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

Guǎngdōng Yīxuéyuàn

广东医学院

[廣東醫學院]

Guangdong Medical College

Zhōngguó Gōngchéngyuàn

中国工程院

[中國工程院]

Chinese Academy of Engineering

lìtǐdiànyǐngyuàn

立体电影院

[立體電影院]

stereoscopic cinema
3D cinema

Měiguó Zhòngyìyuàn

美国众议院

[美國眾議院]

United States House of Representatives

xiàyìyuànyìyuán

下议院议员

[下議院議員]

Member of Parliament (MP) (UK Politics)

lùtiāndàxìyuàn

露天大戏院

[露天大戲院]

open-air amphitheater

Guǎngdōng Yào Xuéyuàn

广东药学院

[廣東藥學院]

Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

Gējùyuàn Mèiyǐng

歌剧院魅影

[歌劇院魅影]

The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

guólìxiǎnzhōngyuàn

国立显忠院

[國立顯忠院]

Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul

Guìlín Yī Xuéyuàn

桂林医学院

[桂林醫學院]

Guilin Medical University

dàxiūdàoyuànzhǎng

大修道院长

[大修道院長]

abbot

Mànhélián Xuéyuàn

曼荷莲学院

[曼荷蓮學院]

Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)

Bālí Shèngmǔyuàn

巴黎圣母院

[巴黎聖母院]

Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)

jīngshénbìngyīyuàn

精神病医院

[精神病醫院]

psychiatric hospital

nánxiūdàoyuànzhǎng

男修道院长

[男修道院長]

abbot

Guìyáng Yī Xuéyuàn

贵阳医学院

[貴陽醫學院]

Guiyang Medical University

Měiguó Cānyìyuàn

美国参议院

[美國參議院]

United States Senate

Shànghǎi Dàjùyuàn

上海大剧院

[上海大劇院]

Shanghai Grand Theater

Shànghǎi Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn

上海音乐学院

[上海音樂學院]

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Guójì Guānxì Xuéyuàn

国际关系学院

[國際關係學院]

University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949

Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn

中央音乐学院

[中央音樂學院]

Central Conservatory of Music

Jiāzhōu Jìshù Xuéyuàn

加州技术学院

[加州技術學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
also written 加州理工學院／加州理工学院

Běijīng Wǔdǎo Xuéyuàn

北京舞蹈学院

[北京舞蹈學院]

Beijing Dance Academy

Běijīng Diànyǐng Xuéyuàn

北京电影学院

[北京電影學院]

Beijing Film Academy

Anhuī Zhōngyī Xuéyuàn

安徽中医学院

[安徽中醫學院]

Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn

中央戏剧学院

[中央戲劇學院]

Central Academy of Drama

Guówùyuàn Fǎzhìjú

国务院法制局

[國務院法制局]

State Council Legislative Affairs Bureau (PRC)

Lúndūn Dàxué Xuéyuàn

伦敦大学学院

[倫敦大學學院]

University College, London

Běijīng Wùzī Xuéyuàn

北京物资学院

[北京物資學院]

Beijing Materials University

Chóngqìng Kējì Xuéyuàn

重庆科技学院

[重慶科技學院]

Chongqing Science and Technology University

Guǎngzhōu Měishù Xuéyuàn

广州美术学院

[廣州美術學院]

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

Zhànjiāng Shīfàn Xuéyuàn

湛江师范学院

[湛江師範學院]

Zhanjiang Normal University

Běijīng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn

北京语言学院

[北京語言學院]

Beijing Language Institute
former name of 北京語言大學／北京语言大学 ( Běijīng Yǔyán Dàxué) Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)

Hánshān Shīfàn Xuéyuàn

韩山师范学院

[韓山師範學院]

Hanshan Normal University, Shantou, Guangdong

Jiāzhōu Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加州理工学院

[加州理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
abbr. for 加利福尼亞理工學院／加利福尼亚理工学院

Běijīng Yìshù Xuéyuàn

北京艺术学院

[北京藝術學院]

Beijing Academy of Fine Arts

Běijīng Guǎngbō Xuéyuàn

北京广播学院

[北京廣播學院]

Beijing Broadcasting Institute, former name of 中國傳媒大學／中国传媒大学 ( Zhōngguó Chuánméi Dàxué)

Guìzhōu Cáijīng Xuéyuàn

贵州财经学院

[貴州財經學院]

Guizhou University of Finance and Economics

Dátèmáosī Xuéyuàn

达特茅斯学院

[達特茅斯學院]

Dartmouth College

Zuìgāo Rénmín Fǎyuàn

最高人民法院

[最高人民法院]

Supreme People's Court (PRC)

Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

麻省理工学院

[麻省理工學院]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Shànghǎi Xìjù Xuéyuàn

上海戏剧学院

[上海戲劇學院]

Shanghai Theatrical Institute

Běijīng Jiàoyù Xuéyuàn

北京教育学院

[北京教育學院]

Beijing Institute of Education

Dìguó Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

帝国理工学院

[帝國理工學院]

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London

Guófáng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn

国防语言学院

[國防語言學院]

US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)

Běijīng Hángkōng Xuéyuàn

北京航空学院

[北京航空學院]

Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical Institute (abbr. to 北航院)

Měiguó Zuìgāo Fǎyuàn

美国最高法院

[美國最高法院]

Supreme Court of the United States

Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn

中国社会科学院

[中國社會科學院]

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Zuìgāo Rénmín Jiǎncháyuàn

最高人民检察院

[最高人民檢察院]

PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)

Mànhélián Nüzǐ Xuéyuàn

曼荷莲女子学院

[曼荷蓮女子學院]

see 曼荷蓮學院／曼荷莲学院 ( Mànhélián Xuéyuàn)

Guówùyuàn Xīnwén Bàngōngshì

国务院新闻办公室

[國務院新聞辦公室]

State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China

Anhuī Jiànzhù Gōngyè Xuéyuàn

安徽建筑工业学院

[安徽建築工業學院]

Anhui University of Architecture

Lúndūn Dàxué Yà Fēi Xuéyuàn

伦敦大学亚非学院

[倫敦大學亞非學院]

London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

Anhuī Gōngchéng Kējì Xuéyuàn

安徽工程科技学院

[安徽工程科技學院]

Anhui University of Technology and Science

Běijīng Dì'èr Wàiguóyǔ Xuéyuàn

北京第二外国语学院

[北京第二外國語學院]

Beijing International Studies University (BISU)

Sūlíshì Liánbāng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

苏黎世联邦理工学院

[蘇黎世聯邦理工學院]

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university

Jiālìfúníyà Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加利福尼亚理工学院

[加利福尼亞理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Guówùyuàn Gǎng Aò Shìwù Bàngōngshì

国务院港澳事务办公室

[國務院港澳事務辦公室]

Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council

Guówùyuàn Táiwān Shìwù Bàngōngshì

国务院台湾事务办公室

[國務院台灣事務辦公室]

Taiwan Affairs Office

Guǎngdōng Kēxuéjìshù Zhíyè Xuéyuàn

广东科学技术职业学院

[廣東科學技術職業學院]

Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology

Guówùyuàn Guóyǒu Zīchǎn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐ Wěiyuánhuì

国务院国有资产监督管理委员会

[國務院國有資產監督管理委員會]

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of State Council (SASAC)
abbr. to 國資委／国资委 ( Guó Zī Wěi)