What 幼儿园 means
- kindergarten
- nursery school
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What does 幼儿园 mean in English?
幼儿园 is pronounced yòu'éryuán and means kindergarten, nursery school.
How do you pronounce 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is yòu'éryuán in pinyin — written youeryuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is written with 3 characters: 幼 (yòu) Young (child), 儿 (ér) Son, 园 (yuán) Garden. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 幼儿园 written in traditional Chinese?
幼兒園. The simplified form 幼儿园 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 幼兒園 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yòu'éryuán.
Is 幼儿园 an HSK word?
Yes — 幼儿园 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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