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The newborn population in China continues to decline

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The newborn population in China continues to decline

据jù报道bào dào,中国Zhōng guó2023年nián的de产妇chǎn fù建jiàn档dàng已经yǐ jīng基本jī běn完成wán chéng,据jù此cǐ可以kě yǐ估算gū suàn全quán年nián出生chū shēng人数rén shù不足bù zú800万wàn人rén。

从cóng多duō个gè基层jī céng医院yī yuàn获得huò dé的de信息xìn xī显示xiǎn shì,今年jīn nián建jiàn档dàng孕妇yùn fù数量shù liàng明显míng xiǎn减少jiǎn shǎo,有yǒu医生yī shēng表示biǎo shì建jiàn档dàng数量shù liàng减少jiǎn shǎo了le三sān分之fēn zhī一yī。

这zhè印证yìn zhèng了le中国Zhōng guó的de出生chū shēng人口rén kǒu数量shù liàng持续chí xù下降xià jiàng的de趋势qū shì。

根据gēn jù国家guó jiā统计tǒng jì局jú的de数据shù jù,2022年nián全quán年nián出生chū shēng人口rén kǒu为wéi956万wàn人rén,比bǐ2021年nián减少jiǎn shǎo106万wàn人rén,人口rén kǒu出生chū shēng率lǜ为wéi6.77‰,比bǐ2021年nián下降xià jiàng了le0.75‰。

在zài过去guò qù的de几jǐ年nián中zhōng,中国Zhōng guó的de新xīn生shēng人口rén kǒu数量shù liàng已yǐ连续lián xù下降xià jiàng。

从cóng2016年nián全quán年nián出生chū shēng人口rén kǒu达到dá dào近jìn年nián来lái的de峰值fēng zhí1883万wàn人rén开始kāi shǐ,每měi年nián平均píng jūn减少jiǎn shǎo150万wàn人rén。

人口rén kǒu增长zēng zhǎng放缓fàng huǎn主要zhǔ yào受到shòu dào两liǎng方面fāng miàn因素yīn sù的de影响yǐng xiǎng:一yī是shì育yù龄líng妇女fù nǚ数量shù liàng持续chí xù减少jiǎn shǎo;

二èr是shì受到shòu dào生育shēng yù观念guān niàn转变zhuǎn biàn、初chū婚hūn初chū育yù年龄nián líng推迟tuī chí等děng多duō个gè因素yīn sù的de影响yǐng xiǎng,导致dǎo zhì生育shēng yù率lǜ继续jì xù下降xià jiàng。

专家zhuān jiā指出zhǐ chū,中国Zhōng guó未来wèi lái相当xiāng dāng长cháng一yī段duàn时间shí jiān内nèi,新xīn生shēng人口rén kǒu下降xià jiàng的de趋势qū shì难以nán yǐ改变gǎi biàn。

他们tā men认为rèn wéi,建立jiàn lì完善wán shàn的de政策zhèng cè体系tǐ xì鼓励gǔ lì生育shēng yù,并bìng解决jiě jué年轻nián qīng人rén在zài生育shēng yù方面fāng miàn的de担忧dān yōu是shì当前dāng qián的de紧迫jǐn pò任务rèn wu。

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Vocabulary 116 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
据 jùaccording to
报道 bào dàoreport
中国 Zhōng guóChina
年 niányear
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
产妇 chǎn fùwoman recuperating after childbirth / woman in childbirth
建 jiànto establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct
档 dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / timeslot for a show or program
已经 yǐ jīngalready
基本 jī běnbasic / fundamental / main / elementary
完成 wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
此 cǐthis; these
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
估算 gū suànassessment / evaluation
全 quánall / whole / entire / every / complete
出生 chū shēngto be born
人数 rén shùnumber of people
不足 bù zúinsufficient / lacking / not enough / inadequate
万 wànten thousand / a great number
人 rénperson; people
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
基层 jī céngbasic level / grassroots unit / basement layer
医院 yī yuànhospital
获得 huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
今年 jīn niánthis year
孕妇 yùn fùpregnant woman
数量 shù liàngamount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity
明显 míng xiǎnclear / distinct / obvious
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
有 yǒuto have; there is
医生 yī shēngdoctor
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
三 sānthree / 3
分之 fēn zhī(indicating a fraction)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
这 zhèthis; these
印证 yìn zhèngto confirm; to corroborate; to verify
人口 rén kǒupopulation / people
持续 chí xùto continue / to persist / to last
下降 xià jiàngto decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
趋势 qū shìtrend; tendency
根据 gēn jùaccording to / based on
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
统计 tǒng jìstatistics
局 júoffice / station / situation
数据 shù jùdata
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
率 lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
过去 guò qù(in the) past; former; previous
几 jǐseveral / a few
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
新 xīnnew; newly
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
已 yǐalready
连续 lián xùin a row
达到 dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
近 jìnnear / close to
来 láiever since / for the past (amount of time)
峰值 fēng zhípeak value
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
每 měieach / every
平均 píng jūnaverage; on average
增长 zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
放缓 fàng huǎnto slow / to slow down (the pace of)
主要 zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
受到 shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
育 yùto have children / to raise or bring up / to educate
龄 língage / length of experience, membership etc
妇女 fù nǚwoman
二 èrtwo / 2
生育 shēng yùfertility
观念 guān niànnotion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions
转变 zhuǎn biànshift / transformation
初 chū(bound form) first; early
婚 hūnmarriage / wedding
年龄 nián líng(a person's) age
推迟 tuī chíto postpone / to put off / to defer
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
专家 zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
指出 zhǐ chūto indicate / to point out
未来 wèi láifuture / tomorrow
相当 xiāng dāngconsiderably / fairly / quite
长 chánglong
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
时间 shí jiāntime
内 nèiwithin
难以 nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
改变 gǎi biànto change / to alter / to transform
他们 tā menthey; them
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
建立 jiàn lìto establish / to set up / to found
完善 wán shàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent
政策 zhèng cèpolicy
体系 tǐ xìsystem / setup
鼓励 gǔ lìto encourage
并 bìngand / together with
解决 jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)
年轻 nián qīngyoung
担忧 dān yōuto worry / to be concerned
当前 dāng qiánthe present time
紧迫 jǐn pòpressing / urgent
任务 rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role