Lesson 48 Flashcards
only child
dúshēngzǐnǔ 独生子女
only, alone
dú 独
to give birth to
shēng 生
sons and daughters, children
zǐnǔ 子女
to give to, bear, to bear, to beget
shēngyù 生育
to encourage, to urge
gǔlì 鼓励
pair
duì 对
husband and wife, couple
fūfù 夫妇
decade, age, years
niándài 年代
to increase, to grow
zēngzhǎng 增长
to reach, to attain
dádào 达到
though, in spite of
jǐnguǎn 尽管
since
yǐlái 以来
policy
zhèngcè 政策
to control
kòngzhì 控制
rate
lù 率
average, mean
píngjūn 平均
to keep, to maintain
bǎochí 保持
speed
sùdù 速度
in fact, as a matter of fact
qíshí 其实
traffic, communications
jiāotōng 交通
and so on, and so forth
děng 等
continuously, all along, always
yìzhí 一直
traditional; tradition
chuántǒng 传统
to regard men as superior to women, to prefer boys to girls
zhòng nán qīng nǔ 重男轻女