研究院 (yán jiū yuàn) — research institute; graduate school

Definition

An institution focused on research. 研究院 emphasizes the research/academic mission, while 研究所 (yánjiūsuǒ) is a smaller research unit or lab within a larger organization.

noun
research institutegraduate school
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 研究院，。
    Tā zài zhè jiā yán jiū yuàn gōng zuò le shí nián, zhuān mén yán jiū rén gōng zhì néng.
    He has worked at this research institute for ten years, specializing in artificial intelligence.
  • 研究院。
    yán jiū yuàn De kè chéng shè zhì fēi cháng zhù zhòng lǐ lùn yǔ shí jiàn jié hé.
    The curriculum of the graduate school places great emphasis on combining theory and practice.
  • 研究院。
    Zhè ge yán jiū yuàn měi nián fā biǎo dà liàng gāo shuǐ píng xué shù lùn wén.
    This research institute publishes a large number of high-level academic papers each year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

研究research
研yánstudy究jiūexamine
联合Side by side
院yuàninstitute

研究 gives research, and 院 gives an institute; a research institute is where research happens.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
幵
幵jiān研yán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 研, the left part 石 is a stone-related component, and the right part 幵 gives the sound.

Open 研 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
穴穴xuécave
Sound part声符shēngfú
九
九jiǔ究jiū
Same sound today

究 pairs 穴, a cave, with 九, which gives the sound.

Open 究 →

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

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.

Open 院 →
Appears in
Science (General)School & Education

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