병원
byeongwon
hanja 病院
hospital
Part of speech · noun
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Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
병
ㅂbinitial+ㅕyeomedial+ㅇngfinal
원
ㅇ—initial+ㅝwomedial+ㄴnfinal
病Ill
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Examples
- 어제 병원에 갔어요.I went to the hospital yesterday.
- 병원이 회사 근처에 있어요.The hospital is near my company.
Collocations
병원에 가다큰 병원동물 병원
Mnemonic
byeongwon (病院) = 病 (byeong, illness) + 院 (won, institution). An "illness institution" — a hospital. The 院 (won, institution/courtyard building) recurs in hagwon (學院, academy) and beobwon (法院, court).
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