How to say “court” in Chinese
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“Court” in Chinese is 法院, fǎ yuàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
法院 is read fǎ yuàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 去 “go away”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “法院”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 法院. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 那我们法院见nàwǒmenfǎyuànjiànThen I'll see you in court!
- 法院撤销了这项决定。fǎyuànchèxiāolezhèxiàngjuédìngThe court annulled this decision.
More words from the lesson “The law and the courts”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “court” in Chinese?
“Court” in Chinese is 法院, pinyin fǎyuàn.
What does 法院 mean?
法院 (fǎyuàn) means “court”.
How do you write 法院?
法院 is 2 characters: 法 (fǎ) — law; method; 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 法院?
法院 is read fǎyuàn. Tones: fǎ — third tone, yuàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“court” in the lesson “The law and the courts”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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