---
title: "Zhuyuan Meaning: 住院 (to be hospitalized) or 祝愿 (to wish)?"
description: "住院 (zhùyuàn) means “to be hospitalized”. Not the zhuyuan you heard? See 祝愿. Hear its tones, see what 住 and 院 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 住院 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

住院 zhùyuàn

## to be hospitalized

## Its characters

1. 住 zhù to live
2. 院 yuàn courtyard

## In a sentence

我奶奶生病住院了。 My grandma got sick and was hospitalized.

我妈前几天突然**住院**了，不过别担心，手术很顺利，已经没事了。

From [打错的电话 · The wrong number: a Sunday phone call in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-wrong-number-chinese-story#library-word-529-531)

[More about 住院](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%8F%E9%99%A2)

## Other words said zhuyuan

- [祝愿zhùyuànto wish (someone well)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A5%9D%E6%84%BF)

## More words with 住 or 院

- [蚌埠住了 bèngbu-zhùle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bengbuzhule)
- [出院 chūyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyuan)
- [电影院 diànyǐngyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianyingyuan)
- [法院 fǎyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayuan)
- [国务院 guówùyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guowuyuan)
- [剧院 jùyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juyuan)
- [居住 jūzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juzhu)
- [入住 rùzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruzhu)
- [学院 xuéyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueyuan)
- [医院 yīyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yiyuan)

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