养老院 meaning in English

yǎnglǎoyuàn

nursing home

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 養老院24 strokes

Meaning of 养老院

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎnglǎoyuàn
  1. nursing home

养老院 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men今jīn天tiān得de去qù养yǎng老lǎo院yuàn唱chàng歌gē。
We have to sing at an old folks home today.

Stroke order for each character

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养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes

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老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 strokes

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院 yuàn · courtyard · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 养老院.

老师lǎoshīteacher
医院yīyuànhospital
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
学院xuéyuàncollege; educational institute
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend; (slang) period
老是lǎoshìalways
院子yuànzicourtyard; garden
出院chūyuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
院长yuànzhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
老年lǎoniánelderly; old age

Questions about 养老院

What does 养老院 mean?

养老院 (yǎnglǎoyuàn) means "nursing home" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 养老院?

养老院 is made of 3 characters: 养 (9 strokes), 老 (6 strokes), 院 (9 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 养老院 an HSK word?

Yes. 养老院 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 养老院 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 养老院 is written 養老院.