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丁克族dīng kè zú,是shì指zhǐ那些nà xiē夫fū妻qī两liǎng个gè人rén都dōu有yǒu收入shōu rù,并且bìng qiě没有méi yǒu孩子hái zi的de家庭jiā tíng。

夫fū妻qī都dōu身体shēn tǐ健康jiàn kāng并且bìng qiě主动zhǔ dòng不bù生shēng孩子hái zi,他们tā men的de文化wén huà水平shuǐ píng也yě比较bǐ jiào高gāo。

现在xiàn zài这样zhè yàng的de丁克族dīng kè zú越来越yuè lái yuè多duō,中国Zhōng guó也yě一样yī yàng。

因为yīn wèi人口rén kǒu老龄化lǎo líng huà问题wèn tí,这些zhè xiē越来越yuè lái yuè多duō的de丁克族dīng kè zú变成biàn chéng了le大家dà jiā讨论tǎo lùn的de话题huà tí,有yǒu好处hǎo chù也yě有yǒu坏处huài chù,但是dàn shì能néng决定jué dìng自己zì jǐ生活shēng huó的de,还hái应该yīng gāi是shì自己zì jǐ。

我wǒ认为rèn wéi,如果rú guǒ自己zì jǐ不bù后悔hòu huǐ,就jiù没méi问题wèn tí。

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Vocabulary 59 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
丁克族 dīng kè zúa DINK household/couple: a married couple with two incomes and no children
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
那些 nà xiēthose
夫 fūhusband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
妻 qī(bound form) wife
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
都 dōuall; both; entirely
有 yǒuto have; there is
收入 shōu rùincome / revenue
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
没有 méi yǒuto not have
孩子 hái zichild
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
家庭 jiā tíngfamily; household
身体 shēn tǐone's health
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
主动 zhǔ dòngto take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord
不 bùno; not so
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
他们 tā menthey; them
文化 wén huàculture / civilization
水平 shuǐ pínga standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
这样 zhè yàng(before a noun) this kind of; such
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
中国 Zhōng guóChina
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
人口 rén kǒupopulation / people
老龄化 lǎo líng huàaging (population)
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
这些 zhè xiēthese
变成 biàn chéngto change into / to turn into / to become
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
讨论 tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
话题 huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
好处 hǎo chùbenefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit
坏处 huài chùharm / troubles
但是 dàn shìbut; however
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
决定 jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
我 wǒI; me; my
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
后悔 hòu huǐto regret; to feel remorse
就 jiùin that case; then
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not