day care; daytime nursery care
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to place a child in day care (as opposed to full-time boarding)
neutralContrasts with 全托 (full-time boarding). Used for childcare arrangements where children stay at a facility during the day and return home at night.
Fù父
mǔ母
dōu都
shàng上
bān班
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
bǎ把
hái孩
zi子
rì日
tuō托
zài在
yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
。
Both parents work, so they have to place their child in day care at the kindergarten.
Rì日
tuō托
fú服
wù务
bǐ比
quán全
tuō托
gèng更
líng灵
huó活
，
wǎn晚
shang上
hái孩
zi子
kě可
yǐ以
huí回
jiā家
。
Day care services are more flexible than full boarding, as children can return home in the evening.
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Zhè这
jiā家
tuō托
ér儿
suǒ所
zhǐ只
shōu收
rì日
tuō托
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
This nursery only accepts children for day care.