Male kindergarten teachers shine among female colleagues

This file photo shows teacher Zhao Long wearing a tutu while teaching girls ballet at a kindergarten in Hefei, Anhui Province. [Photo: VCG]

While the vocation of kindergarten teacher (老师 lǎoshī) is dominated by women, there are a few men employed in teaching young children. They sing (唱歌 chànggē), dance (跳舞 tiàowǔ), do sports (做运动 zuò yùndòng), play instruments (玩乐器 wán yuèqì), braid hair (梳头发 shū tóufa) and, most importantly, take considerate care of the little kids.

Yang Yilin braids hair for a girl at a kindergarten in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. [Photo: VCG]

Kindergarten teacher Chen Xuliang helps to cover children with a blanket as they take a nap in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. [Photo: VCG]

Liu Mingyang shows kindergarten children how to play basketball in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. [Photo: VCG]

Teacher in Chinese：

[lǎoshī]老师

[yuándīng]园丁

[xiānsheng]先生

[jiàoshī]教师

[shīzhǎng]师长

[shīfu]师傅

[shīfu]师父