New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 4 Lesson 48我是独生子女 I Am an Only Child
58 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 政策 | zhèngcè | n. | policy |
| 2 | 保持 | bǎochí | v. | to keep; to maintain |
| 3 | 生育 | shēngyù | v. | to give birth to; to bear |
| 4 | 重男轻女 | zhòng | — | regard men as superior to women |
| 5 | 速度 | sùdù | n. | speed |
| 6 | 率 | lǜ | n. | rate |
| 7 | 稍微 | shāowēi | adv. | a little; slightly |
| 8 | 尽管 | jǐnguǎn | conj. | though; in spite of |
| 9 | 年代 | niándài | n. | decade |
| 10 | 交通 | jiāotōng | n. | traffic; communications |
| 11 | 分析 | fēnxī | v. | to analyze |
| 12 | 传统 | chuántǒng | n. | tradition |
| 13 | 控制 | kòngzhì | v. | to control |
| 14 | 以来 | yǐlái | n. | since |
| 15 | 丁克家庭 | dīngkè jiātíng | ie. | family with double income and no kids |
| 16 | 独生子女 | dú shēng zǐnǚ | n. | only child |
| 17 | 夫妇 | fūfù | n. | man and wife |
| 18 | 平均 | píngjūn | adj./v. | even; average/to average |
| 19 | 达到 | dádào | v. | to reach; to attain |
| 20 | 养儿防老 | yǎng ér fáng lǎo | ie. | bring up children to provide against old aage |
| 21 | 长期 | chángqī | n. | long-term; long lasting |
| 22 | 一直 | yìzhí | adv. | continuously; all along; always |
| 23 | 子女 | zǐnǚ | n. | sons and daughters; children |
| 24 | 其实 | qíshí | adv. | in fact; as a matter of fact |
| 25 | 客观 | kèguān | adj./n. | objective |
| 26 | 鼓励 | gǔlì | v. | to encourage; to urge |
| 27 | 增长 | zēngzhǎng | v. | to increase; to grow |
| 28 | 规律 | guīlǜ | n. | law |
| 29 | 岸 | àn | n. | bank, shore |
| 30 | 歌星 | gēxīng | n. | star singer; accomplished vocalist |
| 31 | 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | adj./n. | safe/insurance |
| 32 | 自由 | zìyóu | n./adj. | freedom/free |
| 33 | 哄 | hǒng | v. | to coax |
| 34 | 不利 | búlì | adj. | unfavorable; disadvantageous |
| 35 | 出现 | chūxiàn | v. | to appear; to emerge |
| 36 | 违反 | wéifǎn | v. | to violate; to run counter to; to go against |
| 37 | 主持人 | zhǔchírén | n. | anchorperson; host or hostess |
| 38 | 专家 | zhuānjiā | n. | expert; specialist |
| 39 | 邓小平 | Dèng Xiǎopíng | pn. | Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) |
| 40 | 实际 | shíjì | n./adj. | reality/real; realistic; practical |
| 41 | 太爷爷 | tàiyéye | n. | great-grandfather |
| 42 | 劝 | quàn | v. | to try to persuade; to convince |
| 43 | 积谷防饥 | jī gǔ fáng jī | ie. | store up grain against famine |
| 44 | 制度 | zhìdù | n. | system |
| 45 | 民国 | Mínguó | pn. | Republic of China (1912-1949) |
| 46 | 清朝 | Qīngcháo | pn. | Qing Dynasty (1616-1911) |
| 47 | 说明 | shuōmíng | v./n. | to explain; to show/explanation |
| 48 | 小叶子 | Xiǎo Yèzi | pn. | Xiao Yezi (name of a TV program host) |
| 49 | 总数 | zǒngshù | n. | total; sum |
| 50 | 形式 | xíngshì | n. | form |
| 51 | 储存 | chǔcún | v. | to store |
| 52 | 负增长 | fùzēngzhǎng | n. | negative growth |
| 53 | 丁克 | dīngkè | ie. | double income and No kids |
| 54 | 独 | dú | adj. | only; merely; alone |
| 55 | 居民 | jūmín | n. | resident; inhabitant |
| 56 | 佩服 | pèifú | v. | to admire |
| 57 | 有利 | yǒulì | adj. | advantageous; beneficial |
| 58 | 大概 | dàgài | adj./adv. | general; rough/probably |
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