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yuàn

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yuàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuàn | yuan4
English translation
courtyard
institution
CL:
>[gè]
court, yard, courtyard; school

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About yuàn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yuàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

place

Etymology of yuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

阝完

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

wán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and wán represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yuàn

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最后 zuìhòu , 最高 zuì gāo 法院 fǎyuàn 断然 duàn rán 拒绝 jùjué le "阿纳 " àn 超过 chāoguò 票数 piào shù de " tián " de 理论 lǐlùn .

Ultimately, the Court squarely rejected the Arnett plurality's " bitter with the sweet " theory.

chūn dào le 人间 rénjiān , zài zhè 大杂院 dà zá yuàn zhǐ 增多 zēng duō le 困难 kùnnan .

The return of spring only increased the troubles of the yard.

院里 zhǒng le 枣树 zǎo shù .

There are some jujube trees in the courtyard.

那个 nà ge 院子 yuàn zi yǒu 枣树 zǎo shù .

There are some jujube trees in that courtyard.

雄鸡 xióng jī zài 农家 Nóng jiā yuàn Zhōng jiào .

The cock crows in the farmyard.

Words with yuàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
医院 yīyuàn hospital醫院
yuàn courtyard yuàn
学院 xué yuàn college學院
法院 fǎyuàn court法院 fǎyuàn
国务院 Guówùyuàn State Council (PRC)國務院
住院 zhù yuàn to be in hospital住院 zhù yuàn
剧院 jù yuàn theater劇院
院子 yuàn zi courtyard院子 yuàn zi
院长 yuàn zhǎng chair of a board院長
院校 yuàn xiào college院校 yuàn xiào
后院 hòu yuàn rear court後院
出院 chū yuàn to leave hospital出院 chū yuàn
电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema電影院
医学院 yī xué yuàn medical school醫學院
检察院 jiǎn chá yuàn prosecutor's office檢察院
影院 yǐng yuàn cinema影院 yǐng yuàn
人民法院 rén mín fǎ yuàn people's court (of law)人民法院 rén mín fǎ yuàn
法学院 fǎ xué yuàn law school法學院
入院 rù yuàn to enter hospital入院 rù yuàn
参议院 cān yì yuàn senate參議院
孤儿院 gū ér yuàn orphanage孤兒院
修道院 xiū dào yuàn monastery修道院 xiū dào yuàn
研究院 yán jiū yuàn academy研究院 yán jiū yuàn
院士 yuàn shì scholar院士 yuàn shì

yuàn Decomposition & Compounds

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yuàn Decomposition

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