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法院

fǎyuàn

court

Usage note

法院是处理法律问题的地方。

fǎ yuàn shì chǔ lǐ fǎ lǜ wèn tí de dì fāng。

法院 means the place where legal matters are handled.

Context note

法院常用于法律、案件和新闻。

fǎ yuàn cháng yòng yú fǎ lǜ 、 àn jiàn hé xīn wén。

It is often used with law, cases, and news.

5 examples

法院很正式。
fǎ yuàn hěn zhèng shì。
The court is very formal.
他们去了法院
tā men qù le fǎ yuàn。
They went to court.
法院处理案件。
fǎ yuàn chǔ lǐ àn jiàn。
The court handles cases.
这个问题交给法院
zhè ge wèn tí jiāo gěi fǎ yuàn。
This matter is given to the court.
法院门口很安静。
fǎ yuàn mén kǒu hěn ān jìng。
It is very quiet at the court entrance.

5 mini stories

新闻里提到法院的决定。
xīn wén lǐ tí dào fǎ yuàn de jué dìng。
The news mentioned the court's decision.
他在法院里等结果。
tā zài fǎ yuàn lǐ děng jié guǒ。
He waited for the result in court.
老师让大家了解法院的作用。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā le jiě fǎ yuàn de zuò yòng。
The teacher asked everyone to learn about the role of the court.
法院里的人说话都很认真。
fǎ yuàn lǐ de rén shuō huà dōu hěn rèn zhēn。
People in the court speak very seriously.
这个案件最后交给法院处理。
zhè ge àn jiàn zuì hòu jiāo gěi fǎ yuàn chǔ lǐ。
This case was finally handled by the court.

Mini dialogue

路过法院

A
那座大楼是法院吗?
Nà zuò dà lóu shì fǎyuàn ma?
Is that big building the court?
B
是的,法院就在公园旁边。
Shì de, fǎyuàn jiù zài gōngyuán pángbiān.
Yes, the court is right next to the park.

法院工作

A
我妈妈在法院工作。
Wǒ māma zài fǎyuàn gōngzuò.
My mother works at the court.
B
真的吗?法院的工作很重要。
Zhēn de ma? Fǎyuàn de gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.
Really? The work at the court is very important.

Related words and contrasts

related
法官
fǎguān
judge

法官 is the person who makes decisions in a 法院.

related
律师
lǜshī
lawyer

律师 helps people with legal matters in a 法院.

related
法律
fǎlǜ
law

法律 is the system of rules that a 法院 follows.

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