Usage note
“幼儿园”是小朋友上学前学习的地方。
“Yòu'ér yuán” shì xiǎopéngyou shàngxué qián xuéxí de dìfang.
"Kindergarten" is a place where young children learn before elementary school.
Context note
这个词常用来谈论孩子的早期教育。
Zhège cí chángyòng lái tánlùn háizi de zǎoqī jiàoyù.
This word is often used to talk about early childhood education.
5 examples
我妹妹今年上幼儿园。
wǒ mèi mei jīn nián shàng yòu ér yuán。
My younger sister goes to kindergarten this year.
幼儿园里有很多玩具。
yòu ér yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō wán jù。
There are many toys in the kindergarten.
老师带我们去幼儿园参观。
lǎo shī dài wǒ men qù yòu ér yuán cān guān。
The teacher took us to visit the kindergarten.
幼儿园的小朋友一起做游戏。
yòu ér yuán de xiǎo péng yǒu yì qǐ zuò yóu xì。
The children in kindergarten play games together.
她每天开心地去幼儿园。
tā měi tiān kāi xīn dì qù yòu ér yuán。
She goes to kindergarten happily every day.
5 mini stories
小强在幼儿园学会了唱歌。他回家唱给妈妈听。
xiǎo qiáng zài yòu ér yuán xué huì le chàng gē。 tā huí jiā chàng gěi mā ma tīng。
Xiao Qiang learned to sing in kindergarten. He sang for his mom at home.
幼儿园里有一个大滑梯。小朋友们排队玩。
yòu ér yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè dà huá tī。 xiǎo péng yǒu men pái duì wán。
There is a big slide in the kindergarten. The children play in line.
老师给幼儿园的孩子们讲故事。大家听得津津有味。
lǎo shī gěi yòu ér yuán de hái zi men jiǎng gù shì。 dà jiā tīng dé jīn jīn yǒu wèi。
The teacher told stories to the kindergarten children. Everyone listened with great interest.
幼儿园举办了一场画展。小丽的画得了奖。
yòu ér yuán jǔ bàn le yì chǎng huà zhǎn。 xiǎo lì de huà dé le jiǎng。
The kindergarten held an art exhibition. Xiao Li's painting won an award.
每天放学，妈妈都到幼儿园接小明。小明很高兴。
měi tiān fàng xué， mā ma dōu dào yòu ér yuán jiē xiǎo míng。 xiǎo míng hěn gāo xìng。
Every day after school, mom picks up Xiao Ming at kindergarten. Xiao Ming is very happy.
Mini dialogue
在幼儿园
A
你每天去幼儿园吗？
Nǐ měi tiān qù yòu ér yuán ma?
Do you go to kindergarten every day?
B
是的，我很喜欢幼儿园。
Shì de, wǒ hěn xǐ huān yòu ér yuán.
Yes, I really like kindergarten.
幼儿园的朋友
A
你在幼儿园有很多朋友吗？
Nǐ zài yòu ér yuán yǒu hěn duō péng yǒu ma?
Do you have many friends in kindergarten?
B
有，我们一起玩。
Yǒu, wǒ men yī qǐ wán.
Yes, we play together.
Related words and contrasts
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学校
xué xiào
school
幼儿园 is a school for young children before primary school.
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老师
lǎo shī
teacher
幼儿园 has teachers who take care of children.
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小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child/children
小朋友 are the children who go to 幼儿园.