kindergarten (old term); nursery school
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old term for kindergarten; former name for nursery school
archaicThis term was commonly used in mainland China before the 1980s and is still the standard term in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In mainland China, it has been largely replaced by 幼儿园.
Zhè这
suǒ所
yòu幼
zhì稚
yuán园
chéng成
lì立
yú于
yī1
jiǔ9
wǔ5
líng0
nián年
。
This kindergarten was founded in 1950.
Wǒ我
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
shàng上
de的
shì是
yòu幼
zhì稚
yuán园
，
xiàn现
zài在
de的
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
。
When I was little I went to 'yòuzhìyuán', but children today go to 'yòuéryuán'.
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Zài在
Tái台
wān湾
，
rén人
men们
réng仍
rán然
xí习
guàn惯
shuō说
yòu幼
zhì稚
yuán园
。
In Taiwan, people still habitually say 'yòuzhìyuán'.