Definition
学院 (xuéyuàn) is a college or school within a university, or a specialized institute (e.g., 艺术学院, art college). It's narrower than 学校 (school, any educational institution) and smaller than 大学 (university). 年级 (niánjí) is 'grade/year level', not a place.
noun
collegeinstituteschool
Measure word · 所
Easily confused
- 学员xué yuánsound-aliketrainee; student (in a training program or institution)
- 血缘xuè yuánsound-alikeblood relationship; consanguinity
Examples
- 学院。Wǒmen xué yuàn yǒu wǔ bǎi gè xuéshēng.Our college has 500 students.
- 学院。Tā zài zhè suǒ xué yuàn jiāo Yīngyǔ.He teaches English at this college.
- 学院。xué yuàn pángbiān yǒu yí gè hěn dà de gōngyuán.There is a very big park next to the college.
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