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Mainland China’s total population exceeds 1.4 billion

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Mainland China’s total population exceeds 1.4 billion

中国Zhōng guó国家guó jiā统计tǒng jì局jú发布fā bù2019年nián经济jīng jì年报nián bào,报告bào gào显示xiǎn shì,2019年nián末mò,中国Zhōng guó大陆Dà lù总zǒng人口rén kǒu突破tū pò14亿yì人rén,比bǐ上shàng年nián末mò增长zēng zhǎng457万wàn人rén。

2019年nián全quán年nián出生chū shēng人口rén kǒu为wéi1465万wàn,人口rén kǒu出生chū shēng率lǜ为wéi10.48‰。

这zhè个gè数据shù jù和hé2018年nián相比xiāng bǐ,2019年nián全quán年nián的de人口rén kǒu出生chū shēng数量shù liàng减少jiǎn shǎo了le58万wàn。

现在xiàn zài总和zǒng hé生育shēng yù率lǜ已经yǐ jīng低dī于yú1.5,这zhè是shì很hěn低dī的de生育shēng yù水平shuǐ píng。

按照àn zhào这zhè个gè趋势qū shì,人口rén kǒu负fù增长zēng zhǎng极jí有yǒu可能kě néng在zài2025年nián左右zuǒ yòu出现chū xiàn,未来wèi lái老龄化lǎo líng huà问题wèn tí将jiāng会huì加剧jiā jù。

虽然suī rán中国Zhōng guó大陆Dà lù现在xiàn zài已经yǐ jīng实施shí shī两liǎng孩hái政策zhèng cè,但是dàn shì从cóng效果xiào guǒ看kàn,生育shēng yù率lǜ不会bù huì大幅dà fú提高tí gāo。

与yǔ持续chí xù减少jiǎn shǎo的de出生chū shēng人口rén kǒu相应xiāng yìng的de是shì高速gāo sù老龄化lǎo líng huà,这zhè是shì未来wèi lái发展fā zhǎn的de极jí大dà挑战tiǎo zhàn。

专家zhuān jiā表示biǎo shì,国家guó jiā应该yīng gāi尽快jǐn kuài出台chū tái新xīn的de人口rén kǒu政策zhèng cè来lái应对yìng duì老龄化lǎo líng huà程度chéng dù的de加剧jiā jù。

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Vocabulary 86 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
中国 Zhōng guóChina
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
统计 tǒng jìstatistics
局 júoffice / situation
发布 fā bùto release / to issue / to announce / to distribute
年 niányear
经济 jīng jìeconomy
年报 nián bàoannual report
报告 bào gàoreport / speech / talk / lecture
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
末 mòtip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man
大陆 Dà lùmainland China (reference to the PRC)
总 zǒng(bound form) general; overall
人口 rén kǒupopulation / people
突破 tū pòto break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
亿 yì100 million
人 rénperson; people
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
上 shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
增长 zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
万 wànten thousand / a great number
全 quánall / whole / entire / every / complete
出生 chū shēngto be born
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
率 lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
数据 shù jùdata
和 héand; together with
相比 xiāng bǐto compare
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
数量 shù liàngamount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
总和 zǒng hésum
生育 shēng yùfertility
已经 yǐ jīngalready
低 dīlow
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
很 hěnvery; quite
水平 shuǐ pínga standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
按照 àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
趋势 qū shìtrend; tendency
负 fùnegative (math. etc)
极 jíextremely
有 yǒuto have; there is
可能 kě néngpossibility / probability
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
未来 wèi láifuture / tomorrow
老龄化 lǎo líng huàaging (population)
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
将 jiāngwill / shall
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
加剧 jiā jùto intensify
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
实施 shí shīto implement / to carry out
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
孩 hái(bound form) child
政策 zhèng cèpolicy
但是 dàn shìbut; however
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
效果 xiào guǒresult / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
不会 bù huìwill not
大幅 dà fúsubstantially; by a wide margin
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
持续 chí xùto continue / to persist / to last
相应 xiāng yìngto correspond / to agree (among the part)
高速 gāo sùhigh speed / expressway
发展 fā zhǎndevelopment / growth
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
挑战 tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
专家 zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
尽快 jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
出台 chū táito officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
新 xīnnew; newly
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
应对 yìng duìto handle; to deal with
程度 chéng dùdegree; level; extent