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孤儿院

gū ér yuàn · gu er yuan

Traditional 孤兒院

Meaning

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  1. orphanage
  2. child asylum
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2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)孤(gū)儿(ér)院(yuàn)收(shōu)留(liú)了(le)许(xǔ)多(duō)无(wú)家(jiā)可(kě)归(guī)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)。

This orphanage has taken in many homeless children.

02

她(tā)每(měi)个(gè)周(zhōu)末(mò)都(dōu)去(qù)孤(gū)儿(ér)院(yuàn)做(zuò)志(zhì)愿(yuàn)者(zhě)。

She volunteers at the orphanage every weekend.

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