New Practical Chinese Reader 4 Lesson 48

传统

chuántǒng tradition

对

duì - pair

达到

dá dào to reach / to achieve / to attain

独生子女

dúshēngzǐnǚ only child

等

děng - so on，so forth

分析

fēn xī to analyze / analysis

夫妇

fū fù a (married) couple / husband and wife

鼓励

gǔ lì to encourage

交通

jiāo tōng (automobile) traffic / communication

尽管

jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / don't hesitate (e.g., to ask for help)

客观

kè guān objective

控制

kòng zhì to (have) control (over) / to contain

率

lǜ rate / frequency

年代

nián dài a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period

平均

píng jūn average

其实

qí shí actually / that is not the case / in fact / really

稍微

shāo wēi a little bit

生育

shēng yù to bear / to give birth

速度

sù dù speed / rate / velocity

一直

yīzhí straight; continuously

以来

yǐ lái since (a previous event)

政策

zhèng cè policy

重男轻女

zhònɡ nán qīnɡ nǚ - regard man as superior to woman

增长

zēng zhǎng grow / increase

保持

bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve