院 (yuàn) means Courtyard (institution). Below are 24 of the 54 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
法 院 明天开庭。
Fǎyuàn míngtiān kāitíng.
The court is in session tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 法院
他在医 院 实习。
Tā zài yīyuàn shíxí.
He is doing an internship at the hospital.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 实习
医 院 在学校后面。
Yīyuàn zài xuéxiào hòumiàn.
The hospital is behind the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 医院
她在医 院 当护士。
Tā zài yīyuàn dāng hùshi.
She works as a nurse at the hospital.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 护士
院 子里有两棵树。
Yuànzi lǐ yǒu liǎng kē shù.
There are two trees in the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 棵
我陪妈妈去医 院 。
Wǒ péi māma qù yīyuàn.
I am going with my mother to the hospital.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 陪
他在 院 子里砍柴。
Tā zài yuànzi lǐ kǎn chái.
He is chopping firewood in the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 砍
院 子后面种着竹子。
Yuànzi hòumiàn zhòng zhe zhúzi.
Bamboo is planted behind the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 竹子
他去医 院 看口腔科。
Tā qù yīyuàn kàn kǒuqiāng kē.
He went to the hospital's dental department.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口腔
孩子们在 院 子里耍。
Háizimen zài yuànzi lǐ shuǎ.
The children are playing in the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 耍
请到正规医 院 就诊。
Qǐng dào zhèngguī yīyuàn jiùzhěn.
Please seek treatment at a proper hospital.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正规
院 子里放着几块木头。
Yuànzi lǐ fàng zhe jǐ kuài mùtou.
Several pieces of timber are lying in the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 木头
他去医 院 咨询了医生。
Tā qù yīyuàn zīxún le yīshēng.
He went to the hospital to consult a doctor.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 咨询
法 院 作出了最终判决。
Fǎyuàn zuòchū le zuìzhōng pànjué.
The court handed down its final judgment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 判决
法 院 认定他没有责任。
Fǎyuàn rèndìng tā méiyǒu zérèn.
The court found him not liable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 认定
院 子里的桃花盛开了。
Yuànzi lǐ de táohuā shèngkāi le.
The peach blossom in the yard is in full bloom.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盛开
院 子里种了几株桂花。
Yuànzi lǐ zhòng le jǐ zhū guìhuā.
A few osmanthus trees are planted in the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 株
生病了要去医 院 看医生。
Shēngbìng le yào qù yīyuàn kàn yīshēng.
If you're ill you should go to the hospital to see a doctor.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 生病
孩子发烧了，快去医 院 。
Háizi fāshāo le, kuài qù yīyuàn.
The child has a fever — go to the hospital quickly.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 发烧
孩子们在 院 子里堆雪人。
Háizimen zài yuànzi lǐ duī xuěrén.
The children are building a snowman in the yard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 堆
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From the graded readers
今天早上，同屋送我去医 院 。
jīntiān zǎoshang, tóngwū sòng wǒ qù yīyuàn.
This morning my roommate took me to the hospital.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
医 院 里等的人非常多，我们等了一个多小时。
yīyuàn lǐ děng de / dì rén fēicháng duō, wǒmen děng le / liǎo / liào yīgè duō xiǎoshí.
There were a lot of people waiting; we waited over an hour.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
一只老狗从 院 子里慢慢走出来，看了我很久。
yī zhī lǎo gǒu cóng yuànzi lǐ mànmàn zǒu chūlai, kànle wǒ hěn jiǔ.
An old dog came slowly out of the yard and looked at me for a long time.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
From the travel phrasebook
最近的医 院 在哪儿？
Zuì jìn de yīyuàn zài nǎr?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies
院 appears in 54 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 院
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 院
How is 院 used in a sentence?
This page shows 54 sentences using 院 (yuàn, "Courtyard (institution)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 院 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 院 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 院?
The dictionary page for 院 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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