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Total population of mainland China

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Total population of mainland China

到dào2019年nián底dǐ,中国Zhōng guó大陆Dà lù的de人口rén kǒu超过chāo guò14亿yì人rén,比bǐ上shàng一yī年nián多duō467万wàn人rén。

2019年nián全quán年nián新xīn生shēng人口rén kǒu是shì1465万wàn人rén,比bǐ上shàng一yī年nián少shǎo了le58万wàn,而ér2018年nián的de新xīn生shēng人口rén kǒu比bǐ2017年nián又yòu少shǎo了le200万wàn人rén。

现在xiàn zài中国Zhōng guó大陆Dà lù的de人口rén kǒu一直yī zhí在zài减少jiǎn shǎo,可能kě néng在zài2025年nián左右zuǒ yòu,人口rén kǒu会huì出现chū xiàn负fù增长zēng zhǎng。

老lǎo人rén更gèng多duō,年轻nián qīng人rén更gèng少shǎo,老龄化lǎo líng huà的de问题wèn tí也yě更gèng多duō。

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Vocabulary 39 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
年 niányear
底 dǐbottom; base / background; foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix; base
中国 Zhōng guóChina
大陆 Dà lùmainland China (reference to the PRC)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人口 rén kǒupopulation / people
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
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
一 yīentire; whole; all; throughout
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
万 wànten thousand / a great number
全 quánall / whole / entire / every / complete
新 xīnnew; newly
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
少 shǎofew / less
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
又 yòu(once) again
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
负 fùnegative (math. etc)
增长 zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
老 lǎoold (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
年轻 nián qīngyoung
老龄化 lǎo líng huàaging (population)
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either