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Definition
A kindergarten, nursery school, or preschool providing early childhood education and daycare services.
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How it's used
Parents in Hong Kong often use the term 幼稚園 to refer to the broader category of preschool education, which typically covers ages three to six. 幼兒園 specifically emphasizes the care and education of younger children, often starting from age two or even younger. It is common to hear parents discuss the stress of applying to these schools long before the child is actually old enough to attend.
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Her daughter started attending nursery school this year.
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Common phrases
to apply for nursery school
nursery school place
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 幼稚園, which is the more common term for kindergarten. While they overlap in function, 幼兒園 is more focused on childcare for younger toddlers, whereas 幼稚園 is more focused on the formal pre-primary education curriculum.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
