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学院

xué yuàn

college; academy

How common it is

学院 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say xué yuàn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

学院表示学校里一个比较大的教学单位。

xué yuàn biǎo shì xué xiào lǐ yí gè bǐ jiào dà de jiào xué dān wèi。

学院 means a college or school division.

Context note

学院常用于大学、专业和学习。

xué yuàn cháng yòng yú dà xué 、 zhuān yè hé xué xí。

Colleges are often used with universities, majors, and study.

5 examples

他在学院学习。
tā zài xué yuàn xué xí。
He studies at the college.
这个学院很有名。
zhè ge xué yuàn hěn yǒu míng。
This college is very famous.
学院里有很多学生。
xué yuàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō xué shēng。
There are many students in the college.
我想去这个学院。
wǒ xiǎng qù zhè ge xué yuàn。
I want to go to this college.
学院门口很安静。
xué yuàn mén kǒu hěn ān jìng。
The college gate is very quiet.

5 mini stories

她考上了一个好学院。
tā kǎo shàng le yí gè hào xué yuàn。
She got into a good college.
学院里有图书馆和教室。
xué yuàn lǐ yǒu tú shū guǎn hé jiào shì。
The college has a library and classrooms.
他们参观了学院。
tā men cān guān le xué yuàn。
They visited the college.
老师介绍了学院的课程。
lǎo shī jiè shào le xué yuàn de kè chéng。
The teacher introduced the college courses.
我以后想去学院学习。
wǒ yǐ hòu xiǎng qù xué yuàn xué xí。
I want to study at a college later.

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