hok6 cin4 gaau3 juk6學前教育学前教育
Jyutpinghok6 cin4 gaau3 juk6
Yalehohk chìhn gaau yuhk
Definition
Pre-primary or preschool education.
neutralschool
How it's used
Refers specifically to the formal schooling phase before primary school, such as nursery or kindergarten. It is a technical term often used in government policy, academic discussions, or school brochures rather than casual conversation. When talking about a child's daily school life, people usually just say 幼稚園.
Examples
They want to sign their son up for pre-primary education.
Related words
Common phrases
pre-primary education curriculum
pre-primary education services
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
