How to say “kindergarten” in Chinese
kindergarten
“Kindergarten” in Chinese is 幼儿园, yòu ér yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
幼儿园 is read yòu ér yuán: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 幺 “small”; on the right, 力 “strength”: not much strength yet.
At the end of a word it turns into an “r” sound: 一点儿.
Outside, 囗 “fence”; inside, 元 yuán hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “幼儿园”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 幼儿园. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我女儿今年上幼儿园了wǒnǚ’érjīnniánshàngyòu’éryuánleMy daughter started kindergarten this year.
More words from the lesson “Growing and Learning”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “kindergarten” in Chinese?
“Kindergarten” in Chinese is 幼儿园, pinyin yòu’éryuán.
What does 幼儿园 mean?
幼儿园 (yòu’éryuán) means “kindergarten”.
How do you write 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is 3 characters: 幼 (yòu) — young, little; 儿 (ér) — child, son; 园 (yuán) — garden, park. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is read yòu’éryuán. Tones: yòu — fourth tone, ér — second tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“kindergarten” in the lesson “Growing and Learning”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free