Definition
大学 (dàxué) means 'university' or 'college' — a school where you go after high school. 学院 (xuéyuàn) is a smaller, more specialized college or institute, and sometimes a 大学 has several 学院 inside it.
noun
universitycollege
Measure word · 所
Easily confused
- 美学měi xuélook-alikeaesthetics
Examples
- 大学？Nǐ qù shénme dà xué?What university do you go to?
- 大学。Wǒ zài dà xué xué Zhōngwén.I study Chinese at university.
- 大学。Tā bàba shì dà xué lǎoshī.His father is a university teacher.
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