疯人院

瘋人院

fēngrényuàn

noun #11,582

Measure Word

一家疯人院 jiā

Meanings

1 insane asylum
2 mental hospital

Characters

institution; yard

Examples

这个地方简直像疯人院一样。

Zhège dìfāng jiǎnzhí xiàng fēngrényuàn yīyàng.

This place is like a madhouse.

那部电影的故事发生在一家疯人院。

Nà bù diànyǐng de gùshi fāshēng zài yījiā fēngrényuàn.

The story of that movie takes place in an insane asylum.

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疯人院 is considered old-fashioned and somewhat derogatory. The modern/polite term is 精神病院 (jīngshénbìngyuàn, psychiatric hospital).

Stroke Order

疯 fēng

人 rén

院 yuàn