人口与城市化
HSK 6 · 社会
How to discuss China's population issues, urbanization, and aging population in advanced Chinese?
Key words
人口城市化老龄化独生子女二胎
Dialogue
中国现在有多少人口？Zhōngguó xiànzài yǒu duōshao rénkǒu?
How many people are there in China now?（A）
大约14亿，是世界上人口最多的国家。Dàyuē shísì yì, shì shìjiè shàng rénkǒu zuì duō de guójiā.
About 1.4 billion, the most populous country in the world.（B）
现在城市化率大概多少？Xiànzài chéngshìhuà lǜ dàgài duōshao?
What's the urbanization rate now?（A）
超过60%了，还在继续提高。同时老龄化也越来越严重。Chāguò liùshí bǎi fēn zhì diǎn le, hái zài jìxù tígāo. Tóngshí lǎolínghuà yě yuèláiyuè yánzhòng.
Over 60%, still rising. At the same time, aging is getting more serious.（B）
Patterns
越来越……
Describe something becoming more and more...
越来越严重。Yuèláiyuè yánzhòng.
Getting more and more serious.
越来越快。Yuèláiyuè kuài.
Getting faster and faster.
Vocabulary
人口rénkǒu
population · Large population.
城市化chéngshìhuà
urbanization · Urbanization is fast.
老龄化lǎolínghuà
aging (population) · Aging population problem.
独生子女dúshēng zǐnǚ
only child · One-child policy.
二胎èr tāi
second child · Two-child policy.
