保育员

保育員
bǎoyùyuán
noun #53,529

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 childcare worker
  2. 2 nursery teacher's assistant
  3. 3 nursery aide

Examples

Yòu'éryuán de bǎoyùyuán zhàogù háizi de rìcháng shēnghuó.
The kindergarten's childcare worker looks after the children's daily needs.
Tā kǎoqǔ le bǎoyùyuán zīgézhèng.
She passed the certification exam for childcare workers.

Tips

usage
保育员 handle hygiene, meals, and naps in nurseries and kindergartens, working alongside 幼儿教师 (yòu'ér jiàoshī, 'preschool teacher') who handles teaching. The term is also used in zoo contexts for 动物保育员 ('animal keeper').

Stroke Order

bǎo
yuán