入托 (rù tuō) — to start nursery school, to enter childcare

Definition

入托 (rù tuō) means placing a young child in nursery or daycare so a parent can return to work. It refers to the act of enrollment, not the facility itself (that's 托儿所).

verb

to start nursery schoolto enter childcare

Examples

入托。
Hái zi sān suì jiù kě yǐ rù tuō le.
Children can start nursery school at age three.
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Tā jiā hái zi yǐ jīng rù le tuō, tā kě yǐ huí qù shàng bān le.
Her child has already started nursery school, so she can go back to work.
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Jīn nián rù tuō de hái zi bǐ qù nián duō.
More children are entering nursery school this year than last year.

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