Social Issues (PINYIN on FRONT) Flashcards
空巢老人
kōngcháo lǎorén
空巢老人
kōngcháo lǎorén
◊ empty nest◊ old person
空巢
kōngcháo
空巢
kōngcháo
◊ empty nest
老人
lǎorén
老人
lǎorén
◊ old person
失独
shīdú
失独
shīdú
◊ having lost an only child (short for shīqù dúshēng zǐnǚ 失去獨生子女/失去独生子女)
宪法
xiànfǎ
宪法
xiànfǎ
◊ constitution, charter (of a country)
现状
xiànzhuàng
现状
xiànzhuàng
◊ present situation, status quo
老龄化社会
lǎolínghuà shèhuì
老龄化社会
lǎolínghuà shèhuì
◊ ageing society/population
独居
dújū
独居
dújū
◊ live alone
孤寡
gūguǎ
孤寡
gūguǎ
◊ widows and orphans ◊ lone, alonec
城镇
chéngzhèn
城镇
chéngzhèn
◊ cities and towns ◊ town ◊ urban
比例
bǐlì
比例
bǐlì
◊ proportion, ratio ◊ scale
上升
shàngshēng
上升
shàngshēng
◊ rise, go up ◊ be on the rise, increase (in degree, amount, etc.)
随着
suízhe
随着
suízhe
◊ along with, in the wake of, as… (sth happens a change comes about) (usually followed by a clause expressing a change which has come about under the influence of the event in the clause with 隨著/随着)
中国政府
Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ
中国政府
Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ
◊ the Chinese government
实行
shíxíng
实行
shíxíng
◊ implement, put into practice, carry out ◊ implementation
计划生育
jìhuà shēngyù
计划生育
jìhuà shēngyù
◊ family planning, birth control
政策
zhèngcè
政策
zhèngcè
◊ policy
独生子女
dúshēng zǐnǚ
独生子女
dúshēng zǐnǚ
◊ only child
年代
niándài
年代
niándài
◊ age, era, time, years, vintage ◊ decade of a century (as in bāshí niándài 八十年代 “the eighties”)
九成
jiǔchéng
九成
jiǔchéng
◊ ninety percent, nine-tenths ◊ {music} nine movements or variations of a tune ◊ nine stages
占比
zhànbǐ
占比
zhànbǐ
◊ proportion constituted (by), proportion accounted for (by), proportion made up (by)
老年
lǎonián
老年
lǎonián
◊ old age (over sixty or seventy years) ◊ senility
抚养
fǔyǎng
抚养
fǔyǎng
◊ foster, bring up
财务
cáiwù
财务
cáiwù
◊ financial affairs
传统家庭
chuántǒng jiātíng
传统家庭
chuántǒng jiātíng
◊ traditional family, conventional household
逐渐
zhújiàn
逐渐
zhújiàn
◊ gradually, little by little
瓦解
wǎjiě
瓦解
wǎjiě
◊ collapse, crumble, disintegrate, break down, fall apart ◊ (as a transitive verb:) break up, disintegrate; break, undermine, sap (people’s morale, will to fight, etc.)
比如
bǐrú
比如
bǐrú
◊ for example, for instance ◊
syn: 比方说 bǐfang shuō
养儿防老
yǎng ér fánglǎo
养儿防老
yǎng ér fánglǎo
◊ raise one’s son(s) as a guarantee of support in one’s old age
负责
fùzé
负责
fùzé
◊ be responsible for, be in charge of
婚后
hūnhòu
婚后
hūnhòu
◊ postnuptial
子女
zǐnǚ
子女
zǐnǚ
◊ sons and daughters, children
住房
zhùfáng
住房
zhùfáng
◊ housing, living accommodations or quarters
分开
fēnkāi
分开
fēnkāi
◊ separate, part ◊ cause separate or part
农民工
nóngmíngōng
农民工
nóngmíngōng
◊ migrant rural workers (who have moved to the cities to work, mostly in construction)
背井离乡
bèijǐng líxiāng
背井离乡
bèijǐng líxiāng
◊ (be forced to) leave one’s native place
城市
chéngshì
城市
chéngshì
◊ city, town
打工
dǎgōng
打工
dǎgōng
◊ work (part-time/temporarily) ◊ do manual labour
赚钱
zhuànqián
赚钱
zhuànqián
◊ make money, do business at a profit
留守儿童
liúshǒu értóng
留守儿童
liúshǒu értóng
◊ “left-behind children”—children left behind in rural areas when parents go to urban areas to find jobs
改变
gǎibiàn
改变
gǎibiàn
◊ to change, transform, alter ◊ change, transformation, alteration
赡养
shànyǎng
赡养
shànyǎng
◊ support (one’s parents), provide for the daily needs of (one’s parents)