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yuàn
Main
English Definitioncourtyard; institution
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyuàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyun2
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2

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Words With Same Head Word    
院校yuànxiàocollege; academy; educational institution
院长yuànzhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in ; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China
院士yuànshìscholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
院子yuànzicourtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant
院落yuànluòcourt; courtyard
Words With Same Tail Word    
医院yīyuànhospital
电影院diànyǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
学院xuéyuàncollege; educational institute; school; faculty
法院fǎyuàncourt of law; court
住院zhùyuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized
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