中国经济发展
HSK 6 · 社会
How to discuss China's economic development, reform and opening up, and social changes in advanced Chinese?
Key words
改革开放经济发展变化GDP小康社会
Dialogue
中国这几十年的发展真是翻天覆地。Zhōngguó zhè jǐ shí nián de fāzhǎn zhēnshi fāntiānfùdì.
China's development over the past few decades is truly earth-shaking.（A）
是啊，从改革开放到现在，老百姓的生活水平提高了太多。Shì a, cóng Gǎigé Kāifàng dào xiànzài, lǎobǎixìng de shēnghuó shuǐpíng tígāo le tài duō.
Yes, from reform and opening up to now, people's living standards have improved so much.（B）
现在中国已经是世界第二大经济体了。Xiànzài Zhōngguó yǐjīng shì shìjiè dì èr dà jīngjìtǐ le.
Now China is already the world's second largest economy.（A）
而且还在继续高速发展，未来会更好。Érqiě hái zài jìxù gāosù fāzhǎn, wèilái huì gèng hǎo.
And it's still developing rapidly, the future will be even better.（B）
Patterns
从……到……，……
Describe changes from one stage to another.
从改革开放到现在，变化很大。Cóng Gǎigé Kāifàng dào xiànzài, biànhuà hěn dà.
From reform and opening up to now, changes have been huge.
从农村到城市，发展很快。Cóng nóngcūn dào chéngshì, fāzhěn hěn kuài.
From countryside to city, development is fast.
Vocabulary
改革开放Gǎigé Kāifàng
Reform and Opening Up · Reform and Opening Up brought huge changes.
经济发展jīngjì fāzhǎn
economic development · Economic development is fast.
变化biànhuà
change · The changes are too big.
第二大经济体dì èr dà jīngjìtǐ
second largest economy · The world's second largest economy.
高速发展gāosù fāzhǎn
rapid development · Maintain rapid development.
