Lesson 48

Question 1

only child

Answer 1

dúshēngzǐnǔ 独生子女

Question 2

only, alone

Answer 2

dú 独

Question 3

to give birth to

Answer 3

shēng 生

Question 4

sons and daughters, children

Answer 4

zǐnǔ 子女

Question 5

to give to, bear, to bear, to beget

Answer 5

shēngyù 生育

Question 6

to encourage, to urge

Answer 6

gǔlì 鼓励

Question 7

pair

Answer 7

duì 对

Question 8

husband and wife, couple

Answer 8

fūfù 夫妇

Question 9

decade, age, years

Answer 9

niándài 年代

Question 10

to increase, to grow

Answer 10

zēngzhǎng 增长

Question 11

to reach, to attain

Answer 11

dádào 达到

Question 12

though, in spite of

Answer 12

jǐnguǎn 尽管

Question 13

since

Answer 13

yǐlái 以来

Question 14

policy

Answer 14

zhèngcè 政策

Question 15

to control

Answer 15

kòngzhì 控制

Question 16

rate

Answer 16

lù 率

Question 17

average, mean

Answer 17

píngjūn 平均

Question 18

to keep, to maintain

Answer 18

bǎochí 保持

Question 19

speed

Answer 19

sùdù 速度

Question 20

in fact, as a matter of fact

Answer 20

qíshí 其实

Question 21

traffic, communications

Answer 21

jiāotōng 交通

Question 22

and so on, and so forth

Answer 22

děng 等

Question 23

continuously, all along, always

Answer 23

yìzhí 一直

Question 24

traditional; tradition

Answer 24

chuántǒng 传统

Question 25

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

Answer 25

zhòng nán qīng nǔ 重男轻女

Question 26

objective

Answer 26

kèguān 客观

Question 27

to analyse

Answer 27

fēnxī 分析

Question 28

a little, slightly

Answer 28

shāowēi 稍微

Question 29

family with double income and no kids

Answer 29

dīngkè jiātíng 丁克家庭

Question 30

to raise children to provide against old age

Answer 30

yǎng ér fáng lǎo 养儿防老

Question 31

long-term, long-lasting

Answer 31

chángqī 长期

Question 32

agriculture, farming

Answer 32

nóngyè 农业

Question 33

insurance; safe, secure

Answer 33

bǎoxiǎn 保险

Question 34

system, institution

Answer 34

zhìdù 制度

Question 35

resident, inhabitant

Answer 35

jūmín 居民

Question 36

to appear, to emerge

Answer 36

chūxiàn 出现

Question 37

total, sum

Answer 37

zǒngshù 总数

Question 38

general, rough; probably

Answer 38

dàgài 大概

Question 39

practically, actually

Answer 39

shíjìshang 实际上

Question 40

realistic, practical

Answer 40

shíjì 实际

Question 41

form

Answer 41

xíngshì 形式

Question 42

to violate, to run counter to, to go against

Answer 42

wéifǎn 违反

Question 43

law, regular pattern

Answer 43

guīlù 规律

Question 44

unfavourable, disadvantageous

Answer 44

búlì 不利

Question 45

advantageous, beneficial

Answer 45

yǒulì 有利

Question 46

expert, specialist

Answer 46

zhuānjiā 专家

Question 47

free; freedom

Answer 47

zìyóu 自由

Question 48

to explain, to show; explanation

Answer 48

shuōmíng 说明

Question 49

negative growth

Answer 49

fù zēngzhǎng 负增长

Question 50

great-grandfather

Answer 50

tàiyéye 太爷爷

Question 51

Qing Dynasty

Answer 51

Qīngcháo 清朝

Question 52

Republic of China

Answer 52

Mínguó 民国

Question 53

to store

Answer 53

chǔcún 储存

Question 54

to store up grain against famine

Answer 54

jī gǔ fáng jī 积谷防饥

Question 55

to admire

Answer 55

pèifu 佩服

Question 56

Deng Xiaoping

Answer 56

Dèng Xiǎopíng 邓小平

Question 57

Xiao Yezi

Answer 57

小叶子

Question 58

amazing, outsanding

Answer 58

liǎobuqǐ 了不起

Question 59

anchorperson, host or hostess

Answer 59

zhǔchírén 主持人

Question 60

bank, shore

Answer 60

àn 岸

Question 61

star singer, accomplished vocalist

Answer 61

gēxīng 歌星

Question 62

to coax, humour

Answer 62

hǒng 哄

Question 63

to try to persuade, to try to convince

Answer 63

quàn 劝