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    Expressing 'academy' with 学院 (xuéyuàn)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Modifier + 学院

    Explanation

    学院 (xuéyuàn) means 'academy,' 'college,' or 'institute' and refers to an educational or professional institution. It is often part of a larger organizational name. For example, 电影艺术与科学学院 means 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.'

    Examples

    • 他是北京电影学院毕业的。

      Tā shì Běijīng Diànyǐng Xuéyuàn bìyè de.

      He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.

    • 这所学院每年招收两百名新生。

      Zhè suǒ xuéyuàn měi nián zhāoshōu liǎng bǎi míng xīnshēng.

      This academy admits two hundred new students every year.

    • 她在商学院读了两年研究生。

      Tā zài shāng xuéyuàn dú le liǎng nián yánjiūshēng.

      She studied for two years as a graduate student at the business school.

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