Meaning of 法院
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- court of law
- court
How to use 法院
法院 is the standard word for a court of law. It often appears with verbs like 去 (qù) or 起诉 (qǐsù, to sue). Example: 他们明天要去法院。(Tāmen míngtiān yào qù fǎyuàn.) They have to go to court tomorrow.
法 (fǎ) means law or method, and 院 (yuàn) means a courtyard or institution, as in 医院 (yīyuàn) hospital. A 法院 is the institution where the law is applied.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 院 as yuán or yuǎn. It is fourth tone, yuàn, the same as in 医院 (yīyuàn). Also, 法院 is the court as an institution or building, not a sports court, which is 场 (chǎng), as in 篮球场 (lánqiúchǎng).
法院 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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法 fǎ · law · 8 strokes
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院 yuàn · courtyard · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 法院.
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 办法 | bànfǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 做法 | zuòfǎ | way of handling sth; method for making |
| 院子 | yuànzi | courtyard; garden |
| 出院 | chūyuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
Questions about 法院
What does 法院 mean?
法院 (fǎyuàn) means "court of law; court" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 法院?
法院 is made of 2 characters: 法 (8 strokes), 院 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 法院 an HSK word?
Yes. 法院 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 法院 and 法庭?
法院 (fǎyuàn) is the whole court as an institution or building. 法庭 (fǎtíng) usually means the courtroom or the court in session where a trial happens.
How do you say 'take someone to court' in Chinese?
A common way is 把某人告上法院 (bǎ mǒurén gào shàng fǎyuàn) or simply 起诉某人 (qǐsù mǒurén). Both mean to sue someone or bring a case against them.