大院 (dà yuàn) — large courtyard or compound (especially of an institution or work unit); residential compound of a government organ, military unit, or state-owned enterprise
Definition
Refers to an enclosed residential or work compound, typically a government, military, or state-owned enterprise unit. Distinct from the traditional 四合院 courtyard house — it is a modern institutional compound, not an old family courtyard.
noun
large courtyard or compound (especially of an institution or work unit)residential compound of a government organmilitary unitor state-owned enterprise
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大院，。Tā cóng xiǎo zài bù duì dà yuàn lǐ zhǎng dà, duì nà zhǒng jí tǐ shēng huó hěn shú xi.He grew up in a military compound and is very familiar with that kind of collective life.
- 大院，。Zhè ge jī guān dà yuàn de mén kǒu yǒu jǐng wèi zhàn gǎng, wài rén bù néng suí biàn jìn rù.There are guards at the entrance of this government compound; outsiders cannot enter casually.
- 大院。Lǎo běi jīng hěn duō dà yuàn dōu bǎo liú zhe chuán tǒng de sì hé yuàn gé jú.Many old Beijing compounds still preserve the traditional courtyard-house layout.
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