In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings.

<table><tr><td>“2016 Decision”</td><td> the Decision of the Standing Committee of the NPC on
Amending the Private Schools Promotion Law (全國人民代
表大會常務委員會關於修改<中華人民共和國民辦教育促進
法>的決定), which was promulgated on November 7, 2016,
and came into force on September 1, 2017</td></tr><tr><td>“2021 Imlpementation Rules”</td><td> the Imlipementaton Rules for the Law for Promoting Private
Education of the PRC (《中華人民共和國民辦教育促進法
實施條例》), which was promulgated by the State Council
on May 14, 2021 and will take effect from September 1,
2021</td></tr><tr><td>“affiliate(s)”</td><td> with respect to any specific person, any other person,
directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such specified
person</td></tr><tr><td>“AliiFppcaton orm(s)”</td><td>WHITE alifppcation orm(s), YELLOW aliippcaton form(s)
and GREEN alifppcation orm(s), or where the context so
requires, any one of them, in relation to the Hong Kong
Public Offering</td></tr><tr><td>“Articles of Association” or
“Articles”</td><td>the amended and restated articles of association of our
Company conditionally adopted on June 23, 2021 and
effective upon the Listing Date and as amended from time to
time, a summary of which is set out in Appendix IV to this
prospectus</td></tr><tr><td>“associate(s)”</td><td> has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules</td></tr><tr><td>“Board” or “Board of Directors”</td><td> the board of Directors</td></tr><tr><td>“BPPE”</td><td> California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, a
unit of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in
charge of regulation of private postsecondary educational
institutions operating in the State of California, the United
States</td></tr><tr><td>“Business Cooperation Agreement”</td><td> the business cooperation agreement entered into by and
among Lingnan WFOE, the PRC Affiliated Entities and the
Reistered Shareholders dated November 21, 2020g</td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td>“Business Day” or “business day”</td><td> a day on which banks in Hong Kong are generally open for
business to the public and which is not a Saturday, Sunday
or public holiday in Hong Kong</td></tr><tr><td>“BVI”</td><td> the British Virilgn Isands</td></tr><tr><td>“Caiiptalzation Issue”</td><td> the issue of Shares uipon caiptalzation of certain sums
standing to the credit of the share premium account of our
Company as set out in “A. Further Information about Our
Company — 4. Written Resolutions of the Then
Shareholders Passed on June 23, 2021” in Appendix V to
this prospectus</td></tr><tr><td>“CCASS”</td><td> the Central Clearing and Settlement System established and
operated by HKSCC</td></tr><tr><td>“CCASS Clearing Participant”</td><td> a person admitted to participate in CCASS as a direct
clearing participant or general clearing participant</td></tr><tr><td>“CCASS Custodian Participant”</td><td> a person admitted to participate in CCASS as a custodian
participant</td></tr><tr><td>“CCASS Investor Participant”</td><td> a person admitted to participate in CCASS as an investor
participant who may be an individual orj oint individuals or
a corporation</td></tr><tr><td>“CCASS Participant”</td><td> a CCASS Clearing Participant, or a CCASS Custodian
Participant or a CCASS Investor Participant</td></tr><tr><td>“Chi na” or“PRC”</td><td> the Peolbipe’s Relpuc of China excluding for the purpose of
this prospectus, Hong Kong, the Macau Special
Administrative Reion and Taigwan</td></tr><tr><td>“China Foreign Education”</td><td> China Foreign Education Limited, a limited liability
company incorporated under the laws of the BVI on August
9, 2018 and is wholly owned by Ms. He Huifen, and is one
of our Controlling Shareholders</td></tr><tr><td>“Co-manager”</td><td> the co-manager as named in the section headed “Directors
and Parties Involved in the Global Offering”</td></tr><tr><td>“Companies Act” or “Cayman
Companies Act”</td><td>the Companies Act, Cap. 22 (Act 3 of 1961, as combined
and revised) of the Cayman Islands</td></tr></table>