院校 (yuàn xiào) — college or university; institution of higher le…

Definition

noun

college or universityinstitution of higher learning

Measure word · 所

院校。
Zhè suǒ yuàn xiào de shī zī lì liàng fēi cháng xióng hòu.
The teaching staff at this institution is very strong.
院校。
Tā bì yè yú yì suǒ zhù míng de yuàn xiào.
He graduated from a famous institution of higher learning.
院校。
Hěn duō yuàn xiào dōu kāi shè le xiàn shàng kè chéng.
Many colleges and universities have launched online courses.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

院 means institute or college and 校 means school, together referring to educational institutions.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

阝完院

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

完

完wán院yuàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

院 is built from 阝, written in full as 阜, and 完, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木交校

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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