How to say “nursing home” in Chinese
nursing home
“Nursing home” in Chinese is 养老院, yǎng lǎo yuàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
养老院 is read yǎng lǎo yuàn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
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 “养老院”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 养老院. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 奶奶不愿意去养老院nǎinaibúyuànyìqùyǎnglǎoyuànGrandma doesn’t want to go to a nursing home.
More words from the lesson “Elders and old age”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “nursing home” in Chinese?
“Nursing home” in Chinese is 养老院, pinyin yǎnglǎoyuàn.
What does 养老院 mean?
养老院 (yǎnglǎoyuàn) means “nursing home”.
How do you write 养老院?
养老院 is 3 characters: 养 (yǎng) — raise, keep; 老 (lǎo) — old, respected; 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 养老院?
养老院 is read yǎnglǎoyuàn. Tones: yǎng — third tone, lǎo — third tone, yuàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“nursing home” in the lesson “Elders and old age”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 6. 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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