full-time childcare; residential nursery
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to place a child in full-time residential care at a nursery or kindergarten (as opposed to day care)
Often used in the pattern "上全托" (to attend full-time boarding) or "送全托" (to send to full-time boarding). Can also function as a noun referring to the boarding system.
Wǒ我
men们
de的
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
quán全
tuō托
，
zhī只
zài在
zhōu周
mò末
jiē接
huí回
jiā家
。
Our child attends full-time boarding and only comes home on weekends.
Zhè这
suǒ所
yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
tí提
gōng供
quán全
tuō托
fú服
wù务
。
This kindergarten offers full-time residential care services.
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Quán全
tuō托
fèi费
yòng用
bǐ比
rì日
tuō托
gāo高
yī一
xiē些
。
Full-time boarding costs a bit more than day care.
Hái孩
zi子
cái才
sān三
suì岁
，
sòng送
quán全
tuō托
huì会
bu不
huì会
tài太
zǎo早
le了
？
The child is only three years old; wouldn't sending him to full-time boarding be too early?