Meaning of 幼儿园
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- kindergarten
- nursery school
How to use 幼儿园
幼儿园 is the everyday word for the school children attend before primary school, usually from about age three to six. It often appears with verbs like 上 (shàng) or 去 (qù). Example: 我女儿每天上幼儿园。(Wǒ nǚ'ér měitiān shàng yòu'éryuán.) My daughter goes to kindergarten every day.
Read it piece by piece: 幼 (yòu) means young, 儿 (ér) means child, and 园 (yuán) means garden or park. A garden for young children is a kindergarten, much like the German word itself.
Common mistake: Learners often say the 儿 as a quick erhua "r" sound like in 这儿 (zhèr). In 幼儿园 it is a full syllable, ér, with a second tone: yòu-ér-yuán. Also do not confuse 园 (yuán, garden) with 圆 (yuán, round). They sound the same but are written differently.
幼儿园 in example sentences
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幼 yòu · infant · 5 strokes
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儿 ér · son · 2 strokes
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园 yuán · land used for growing plants · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 幼儿园.
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 玩儿 | wánr | to play; to have fun |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
Questions about 幼儿园
What does 幼儿园 mean?
幼儿园 (yòu'éryuán) means "kindergarten; nursery school" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is made of 3 characters: 幼 (5 strokes), 儿 (2 strokes), 园 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 幼儿园 an HSK word?
Yes. 幼儿园 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 幼儿园 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 幼儿园 is written 幼兒園.
How do you say kindergarten teacher in Chinese?
You can say 幼儿园老师 (yòu'éryuán lǎoshī). A more formal term is 幼师 (yòushī), which is also used for the profession.
Is 幼儿园 the same as a daycare or nursery for babies?
Not exactly. 幼儿园 usually takes children from about three years old. Care for younger babies and toddlers is often called 托儿所 (tuō'érsuǒ), though some places combine both.