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.
  • 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.
  • 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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