eChinese Intermediate1 unit1 lesson 3

变化

(biàn huà) change

堂

(táng) large room for a specific purpose

四世同堂

(sì shì tóng táng)

four generations under one roof

幸福

(xìng fú) blessed; happiness; happy

照顾

(zhào gù) to look after

世纪

(shì jì) century

增长

(zēng zhǎng) to grow; to increase

实行

(shí xíng) to implement; to carry out

提出

(tí chū) propose

下降

(xià jiàng) to decline; to fall; to decrease

老龄化

(lǎo líng huà) aging

性别

(xìng bié) gender

比例

(bǐ lì) proportion, ratio; scale

失调

(shī tiáo) lose balance, unbalanced

调整

(tiáo zhěng) adjust, regulate

允许

(yǔn xǔ) to permit, allow

物质

(wù zhì) material

淡漠

(dàn mò) indifferent