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议院

yì yuàn

2-character word Traditional 議院

What 议院 means

1. parliament
2. congress
3. legislative assembly

The characters in 议院

• 议yìto comment on; to discuss; to suggest
• 院yuàncourtyard; institution

Example sentences

• 该法案在两议院获得通过。
  Gāi fǎ'àn zài liǎng yìyuàn huòdé tōngguò.
  The bill passed both Houses.
• 该法案在众议院争议后获得通过。
  Gāi fǎ'àn zài Zhòngyìyuàn zhēngyì hòu huòdé tōngguò.
  The bill was passed after a hard fight in the House.

Words containing 议院

• 参议院cān yì yuànsenate; upper chamber (of legislative assembly)
• 众议院Zhòng yì yuànlower house of bicameral assembly; House of Representatives (USA); Chamber of Deputies
• 上议院Shàng yì yuànUpper Chamber; Upper House; Senate
• 下议院xià yì yuànlower chamber (of legislative body); lower house; the House of Commons
• 美国众议院Měi guó Zhòng yì yuànUnited States House of Representatives
• 美国参议院Měi guó Cān yì yuànUnited States Senate

Sounds the same

Read yì yuàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 意愿aspiration; wish (for); desire