| 学院 | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 国务院 | guó wù yuàn | State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) |
| 检察院 | jiǎn chá yuàn | prosecutor's office; procuratorate |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] |
| 院长 | yuàn zhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board |
| 院校 | yuàn xiào | college; academy |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law; court |
| 科学院 | kē xué yuàn | academy of sciences; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 两院 | liǎng yuàn | two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate |
| 研究院 | yán jiū yuàn | research institute; academy |
| 分院 | fēn yuàn | |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be in hospital; to be hospitalized |