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Kindergarten in Chinese

kindergarten · HSK 5

幼儿园 yòu ér yuán

  1. 幼 yòu young
  2. 儿 ér son
  3. 园 yuán garden

Counted with 所: 一所幼儿园 yì suǒ yòuéryuán

我女儿今年开始上幼儿园。 My daughter started kindergarten this year.

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How do you say kindergarten in Chinese?

Kindergarten in Chinese is 幼儿园 (yòu ér yuán).

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