Lesson 48

Front 1

独生子女

Back 1

Only child

Hint 1

Dúshēngzǐnǚ

Front 2

独

Back 2

Only, alone

Hint 2

Dú

Front 3

生

Back 3

To give birth to

Hint 3

Shēng

Front 4

子女

Back 4

Sons and daughters, children

Hint 4

Zǐnǚ

Front 5

生育

Back 5

To give birth to, to bear, to beget

Hint 5

Shēngyù

Front 6

鼓励

Back 6

To encourage, to urge

Hint 6

Gǔlì

Front 7

对

Back 7

Pair

Hint 7

Duì

Front 8

夫妇

Back 8

Husband and wife, couple

Hint 8

Fūfù

Front 9

年代

Back 9

Decade, age, years

Hint 9

Niándài

Front 10

增长

Back 10

To increase, to grow

Hint 10

Zēngzhǎng

Front 11

达到

Back 11

To reach, to attain

Hint 11

Dádào

Front 12

尽管

Back 12

Though, in spite of

Hint 12

Jǐnguǎn

Front 13

以来

Back 13

Since

Hint 13

Yǐlái

Front 14

政策

Back 14

Policy

Hint 14

Zhèngcè

Front 15

控制

Back 15

To control

Hint 15

Kòngzhì

Front 16

率

Back 16

Rate

Hint 16

Lǜ

Front 17

平均

Back 17

Average, mean

Hint 17

Píngjūn

Front 18

保持

Back 18

To keep, to maintain

Hint 18

Bǎochí

Front 19

速度

Back 19

Speed

Hint 19

Sùdù

Front 20

其实

Back 20

In fact, as a matter of fact

Hint 20

Qíshí

Front 21

交通

Back 21

Traffic, communications

Hint 21

Jiāotōng

Front 22

等

Back 22

And so on, and so forth

Hint 22

Děng

Front 23

一直

Back 23

Continuously, all along, always

Hint 23

Yìzhí

Front 24

传统

Back 24

Traditional; tradition

Hint 24

Chuántǒng

Front 25

重男轻女

Back 25

To regard men as superior to women, to prefer boys to girls

Hint 25

Zhòng nán qīng nǚ

Front 26

客观

Back 26

Objective

Hint 26

Kèguān

Front 27

分析

Back 27

To analyse

Hint 27

Fēnxī

Front 28

稍微

Back 28

A little, slightly

Hint 28

Shāowēi

Front 29

丁克家庭

Back 29

Family with double income and no kids

Hint 29

Dīngkè jiātíng

Front 30

丁克

Back 30

Double income no kids (DINK)

Hint 30

Dīngkè

Front 31

养儿防老

Back 31

To raise children to provide against old age

Hint 31

Yǎng ér fáng lǎo

Front 32

长期

Back 32

Long-term, long-lasting

Hint 32

Chángqī

Front 33

农业

Back 33

Agriculture, farming

Hint 33

Nóngyè

Front 34

保险

Back 34

Insurance; safe, secure

Hint 34

Bǎoxiǎn

Front 35

制度

Back 35

System, institution

Hint 35

Zhìdù

Front 36

居民

Back 36

Resident, inhabitant

Hint 36

Jūmín

Front 37

出现

Back 37

To appear, to emerge

Hint 37

Chūxiàn

Front 38

总数

Back 38

Total, sum

Hint 38

Zǒngshù

Front 39

大概

Back 39

General, rough; probably

Hint 39

Dàgài

Front 40

实际上

Back 40

Practically, actually

Hint 40

Shíjìshang

Front 41

实际

Back 41

Realistic, practical

Hint 41

Shíjì

Front 42

形式

Back 42

Form

Hint 42

Xíngshì

Front 43

违反

Back 43

To violate, to run counter to

Hint 43

Wéifǎn

Front 44

规律

Back 44

Law, regular pattern

Hint 44

Guīlǜ

Front 45

不利

Back 45

Unfavourable, disadvantageous

Hint 45

Búlì

Front 46

有利

Back 46

Advantageous, beneficial

Hint 46

Yǒulì

Front 47

专家

Back 47

Expert, specialist

Hint 47

Zhuānjiā

Front 48

自由

Back 48

Free; freedom

Hint 48

Zìyóu

Front 49

说明

Back 49

To explain, to show; explanation

Hint 49

Shuōmíng

Front 50

负增长

Back 50

Negative growth

Hint 50

Fù zēngzhǎng

Front 51

太爷爷

Back 51

Great-grandfather

Hint 51

Tàiyéye

Front 52

清朝

Back 52

Qing Dynasty (1616-1911)

Hint 52

Qīngcháo

Front 53

民国

Back 53

Republic of China (1912-1949)

Hint 53

Mínguó

Front 54

储存

Back 54

To store

Hint 54

Chǔcún

Front 55

积谷防饥

Back 55

To store up grain against famine

Hint 55

Jī gǔ fáng jī

Front 56

佩服

Back 56

To admire

Hint 56

Pèifu

Front 57

邓小平

Back 57

Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997, leader of the Communist Party of China)

Hint 57

Dèng Xiǎopíng

Front 58

了不起

Back 58

Amazing, outstanding

Hint 58

Liǎobuqǐ

Front 59

主持人

Back 59

Anchorperson, host or hostess

Hint 59

Zhǔchírén

Front 60

岸

Back 60

Bank, shore

Hint 60

Àn

Front 61

歌星

Back 61

Star singer, accomplished vocalist

Hint 61

Gēxīng

Front 62

哄

Back 62

To coax, to humour

Hint 62

Hǒng

Front 63

劝

Back 63

To try to persuade, to try to convince

Hint 63

Quàn