🇬🇧🇨🇳 orphanage - 孤儿院 : English Lesson

Meaning of "orphanage" ("孤儿院"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An orphanage is a special home where children live together when they don’t have parents who can take care of them, and kind grown‑ups there make sure they have food, clothes, a safe place to sleep, and people to help them feel loved and looked after.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The orphanage had a chore chart, but somehow the job “Professional Cookie Taster” never appeared, even though everyone kept volunteering.

At bedtime in the orphanage, the lights went out and thirty different stuffed animals were carefully tucked in before any actual children went to sleep.

On movie night at the orphanage, the scariest part was not the monster—it was when the popcorn bowl reached the end of the row and was empty.

At the orphanage breakfast table, one kid asked for cereal, another for toast, and one very optimistic child requested pizza with extra cheese.

Some orphanages around the world now have playgrounds, libraries, and even computer rooms—because grown‑ups learned that kids need fun and learning, not just roofs and beds.

A small girl stepped into the bright orphanage holding one worn toy. The orphanage woman opened a warm room; other children at the orphanage waved. At dinner the orphanage table was full, hands sharing bread. Night fell; the orphanage lights glowed, the girl softly smiled and finally slept, feeling held.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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