院yuàn ❶ （院子） courtyard; yard; compound: 场 ～ threshing ground; 居民大 ～ neighbourhood compound; 前 ～ front yard; 我把汽车停在后 ～。 I parked the car in the backyard. ～ 里种了几棵枣树。 There are some jujube trees in the courtyard.
❷ （某些机关和公共处所的名称） a designation for certain government offices and public places: 电影 ～ cinema; 法 ～ law court; 国务 ～ state council; 科学 ～ the academy of sciences; 疗养 ～ sanatorium
❸ （学院） institute; college: 理学 ～ college of science; 农[药]学 ～ college of agriculture [pharmacy]; 文学 ～ literal arts college
❹ （医院） hospital: 出 ～ leave hospital; be out of hospital; be discharged from hospital; 入 ～ be admitted to hospital; be hospitalized; 转 ～ transfer to another hospital; 医生建议让小孩住 ～。 The doctor advised hospitalization for the child.
❺ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 明 Yuan Ming
◆院落 courtyard; yard; compound; 院士 academician; 院长 president; 院子 courtyard; yard; park; hypethron |