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入園

简入园 · 繁入園

Mandarin · pinyin rù yuán

to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園: a zoo 動物園 dòng wù yuán, amusement park 遊樂園 yóu lè yuán etc)
to enrol in a kindergarten 幼兒園 yòu ér yuán
to start going to kindergarten

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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
園: yuán · garden; park, orchard
园: yuán · garden; park, orchard

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4–2 · ru4 yuan2

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verb

to enter a park; to enter a garden
to start going to a kindergarten

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