| 修道院 | xiū dào yuàn | monastery; convent |
| 修院 | xiū yuàn | seminary (Christian college) |
| 伦敦大学亚非学院 | Lún dūn dà xué yà fēi xué yuàn | London university school of Oriental and African languages (SOAS) |
| 伦敦大学学院 | Lún dūn dà xué xué yuàn | University College, London |
| 伦敦帝国理工学院 | Lún dūn dì guó lǐ gōng xué yuàn | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London |
| 僧院 | sēng yuàn | abbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara |
| 两院 | liǎng yuàn | two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate |
| 两院制 | liǎng yuàn zhì | bicameral legislative assembly |
| 刑事法院 | xíng shì fǎ yuàn | criminal court; judiciary court |
| 副院长 | fù yuàn zhǎng | deputy chair of board; vice-president (of a university etc) |
加利福尼亚理工学
院 | Jiā lì fú ní yà Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| 加州技术学院 | Jiā zhōu jì shù xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech); also written 加州理工学院 |
| 加州理工学院 | Jiā zhōu Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech); abbr. for 加利福尼亚理工学院 |
| 北京教育学院 | Běi jīng jiào yù xué yuàn | Beijing Institute of Education |
| 北京物资学院 | Běi jīng Wù zī Xué yuàn | Beijing Materials University |
| 北京舞蹈学院 | Běi jīng Wǔ dǎo Xué yuàn | Beijing Dance Academy |
| 北京航空学院 | Běi jīng háng kōng xué yuàn | Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical Institute; abbr. to 北航院 |
| 北京艺术学院 | Běi jīng yì shù xué yuàn | Beijing Academy of Fine Arts |
| 北京语言学院 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn | Beijing Language Institute; former name of 北京语言大学 Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) |
| 北京电影学院 | Běi jīng Diàn yǐng Xué yuàn | Beijing Film Academy |
| 博物院 | bó wù yuàn | museum |
| 参两院 | cān liǎng yuàn | both houses of US Congress |
| 参院 | cān yuàn | abbr. for 参议院, senate; upper chamber (of legislative assembly) |
| 司法院 | sī fǎ yuàn | Judicial yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan |
| 商学院 | shāng xué yuàn | business school; university of business studies |
| 商科院校 | shāng kē yuàn xiào | Business school |
| 喜歌剧院 | xǐ gē jù yuàn | musical theater; Opéra Comique, Paris |
| 单院 | dān yuàn | single house (assembly) |
| 四合院 | sì hé yuàn | courtyard house (type of Chinese residence) |
国务院台湾事务办
公室 | Guó wù yuàn Tái wān Shì wù Bàn gōng shì | Taiwan Affairs Office |
国务院国有资产监
督管理委员会 | Guó Wù Yuàn Guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì | State-owned assets supervision and administration commission of State Council SACAC; abbr. to 国资委 |
| 国务院新闻办公室 | Guó wù yuàn Xīn wén Bàn gōng shì | State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China |
| 国务院法制局 | guó wù yuàn fǎ zhì jú | State Council Legislative Affairs Bureau (PRC) |
国务院港澳事务办
公室 | Guó wù yuàn Gǎng Ào Shì wù Bàn gōng shì | Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (State Council, of PRC) |
| 国立显忠院 | guó lì xiǎn zhōng yuàn | Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul |
| 国防语言学院 | guó fáng yǔ yán xué yuàn | US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941) |
| 国际关系学院 | Guó jì Guān xì Xué yuàn | University of International Relations |
| 地区法院 | dì qū fǎ yuàn | regional court |
| 地方法院 | dì fāng fǎ yuàn | county court; district court |
| 外交学院 | Wài jiāo Xué yuàn | China Foreign Affairs University |
| 外院 | wài yuàn | outer courtyard |
| 大修道院 | dà xiū dào yuàn | abbey; large monastery or convent |
| 大修道院长 | dà xiū dào yuàn zhǎng | abbot |
| 大寺院 | dà sì yuàn | abbey; large monastery |
| 大杂院 | dà zá yuàn | compound with many families living together |
| 女修道院 | nǚ xiū dào yuàn | convent |
| 孔子学院 | Kǒng zǐ Xué yuàn | Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture |
| 孤儿院 | gū ér yuàn | orphanage; child asylum |
| 学会院士 | xué huì yuàn shì | academician; fellow of academy |
| 学院派 | xué yuàn pài | academism (art) |
