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CHAPTER 2: MODERN SOCIAL LIFE OF CHINESE PEOPLE Flashcards

1
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HOW MANY GENERATIONS WERE UNDER THE SAME ROOF ?

A

FOUR GENERATIONS

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WHEN DID THE SIZE OF CHINESE FAMILIES STARTED TO BECOME SMALLER AND THE FAMILIES OF THREE AND TWO STARTED TO INCREASE?

A

AFTER 1949

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WHAT IS THE ORDER OF THE CHINESE NAMES?

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SURNAME + FIRST NAME

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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF CHINESE SURNAMES?

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THE ONE SYLLABLE SURNAME

THE TWO SYLLABLE SURNAME

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WHAT IS THE MEANING CONTAINED IN THE SURNAMES ?

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SYMBOL OF BLOOD RELATIONS

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WHAT IS THE MEANING CONTAINED IN THE FIRST NAMES?

A

EXPRESS GOOD WISHES OF THE PARENTS

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7
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WHO STILL TAKES THE MOST RESPONSIBILITIES IN HOUSEWORK AND LOOKING AFTER THE KIDS ?

A

THE MOTHER

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8
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IN TERMS OF DECISION MAKING

A

MEN > WOMEN

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9
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IN TERMS OF HOUSEWORK SHARING

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WOMEN > MEN

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10
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WHEN WAS THE ONE CHILD POLICY ? AND WHY ?

A

IN THE 1970s TO SOLVE SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

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11
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WHEN WAS THE UNIVERSAL TWO CHILD POLICY ?

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IN JANUARY THE 1st 2016

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WHEN WAS THE THIRD CHILD POLICY ?

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IN MAY 31st 2021

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WHAT IS THE CURRENT LEGAL AGE FOR MARRIAGE IN CHINA FOR MEN AND WOMEN ?

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MEN IS 22 AND WOMEN 20

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14
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IN WHAT YEAR DID THE AVERAGE YEAR FOR MARRIAGE WAS 26 YEARS OLD ?

A

IN 2015

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15
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WHAT IS THE SYSTEM OF MARRIAGE IN THE ANCIENT CHINA ?

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IN ANCIENT CHINA , A COUPLE DIDN’T NEED TO REGISTER THEIR MARRIAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. A PERMISSION FROM THEIR PARENTS AND A TRADITIONAL WEDDING CEREMONY WITH THREE BOWS : BOWS TO HEAVEN AND EARTH , BOWS TO THEIR PARENTS , AND TO EACH OTHER , WOULD MAKE THEM HUSBAND AND WIFE :))))))))))

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16
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WHAT IS MARRIAGE IN CHINESE ?

A

Hūnyīn

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17
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WHAT DIVORCE IN CHINESE ?

A

Líhūn

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18
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF AGES IN CHINA ?

A

NOMINAL AGE AND REAL AGE

19
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HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE NOMINAL AGE ?

A

ONE YEAR OLD AT BIRTH , THEN INCREASE ONE YEAR EVERY SPRING FESTIVAL

20
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HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE REAL AGE ?

A

ADD ON 2 YEARS IF IT IS BEFORE UR BIRTHDAY

ADD ON 1 YEAR IF IT IS AFTER UR BIRTHDAY

21
Q

WHAT ARE THE LONGEVITY PEACHES USED FOR ?

A

TO PRAY FOR LONGEVITY FOR THE ELDERLY

22
Q

GREETINGS TO FAMILIAR PEOPLE

A

HAVE YOU EATEN? HAVE YOU HAD A MEAL?

23
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GREETING TO UNFAMILIAR PEOPLE ?

A

NIHAO / NINHAO

24
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ASKING ABOUT AGE / TO CHILDREN

A

HOW OLD ARE YOU ?

25
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ASKING ABOUT AGE OF TEENAGERS …..

A

YOU LOOK LIKE UR IN YOUR TEENAGE YEARS , WHAT’S UR EXACT AGE ?

26
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WHAT ARE THE GIFTS YOU GIVE IN A WEDDING ?

A

TEA SETS , BED SHEETS , BLANKETS AND SOUVENIRS

27
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A GUEST AT A FRIEND HOUSE , WHAT ARE THE GIFTS ?

A

FRUITS , SNACKS , FLOWERS , CHOCOLATES , CRAFTS OR WINE AND IF THE HOST HAS CHILDREN BRING THEM CHILDREN’S TOYS.

28
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VISITING SOMEONE ON THE HOSPITAL , WHAT ARE THE GIFTS ?

A

FRUITS , NUTRIENTS , FLOWERS , BUT MAKE SURE THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT ALLERGIC TO THE FLOWERS

29
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CELEBRATING AN ELDERLY BIRTHDAY , THE GIFTS ?

A

LONGEVITY PEACHES AND NOODLES , THEY BOTH MEAN LIVE LONGER

30
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TABOOS WHEN GIVING GIFTS ?

A

GIVING A CLOCK : MEANS GIVING AN END
GIING SHOES : EASY TO BRING EVIL FOR OTHERS
GIVING UMBRELLAS: SCATTERING IN CHINESE

31
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what are the modern business cards made of ?

A

usually MADE OF PAPER

32
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WHAT WAS THE ANCIENT BUSINESS CARD MADE OF ?

A

IT WAS MADOE OF BAMBOO SHEETS AND HIGH GRADE PAPER DAMASK SILK

33
Q

WHEN DID HE BICYCLES ENTER CHINA ?

A

19th CENTURY

34
Q

IN WHAT DYNASTY DID THE EMPEROR ZHENG DID THE VOYAGES ?

A

DURING THE MING DYNASTY

35
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HOW MANY VOYAGES DID THE EMPEROR ZHENG DO , AND WITH WHAT?

A

HE DID 7 VOYAGES WITH HIS GRAND FLEETS

36
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DURING ZHENG SEVEN VOYAGES , FROM WHERE TO WHERE DID HE LED HIS FLEET?

A

HE LED HIS FLEET FROM NANJING TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN

37
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HOW MANY COUNTRIES AND REGIONS DID ZHENG VISIT?

A

HE VISITED MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS

38
Q

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF COMMUNICATION IN CHINA ?

A 
LANDLINE TELEPHONE , ENTERED IN THE 1980'S
PAGER 
CLAMSHELL MOBILE PHONE IN THE 20's
CELLULAR PHONE 
SMARTPHONE
39
Q

HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE THERE IN A MOBILE NUMBER ?

A

IT IS A 11 DIGIT NUMBER

40
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WHAT DID THE NUMBER START WITH AT FIRST AND THEN LATER ?

A

AT FIRST IT WAS 13

AND LATER IT WAS 15 , 18 , 17

41
Q

HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE THERE IN THE FIXED LINE PHONE ?

A

AN 8 DIDGIT NUMBER

42
Q

WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS OF POLICE , EMERGENCY , FIRE

A

POLICE 110
EMERGENCY 120
FIRE 119

43
Q

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE SALARY PER MONTH?

A

5000-6000

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