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住院 (zhù yuàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

住院 (zhù yuàn) is a Chinese word: to be hospitalized. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 住院

动 dòng verb

to be hospitalized

我爷爷上个月住院了。

wǒ yé ye shàng gè yuè zhù yuàn le

My grandfather was hospitalized last month.

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Word breakdown

住 zhù — to stay, to reside

院 yuàn — hospital (institution)

Structure & writing
1 住 zhù — to reside; to stay (permanently or temporarily)

住 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 院 yuàn — courtyard; open space enclosed by walls or fences around a building

院 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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2.2 完 wán — complete; whole; intact
完 is a component in 1 characters

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