丁克族

dīng kè zú

DINK group - Double Income No Kids

负增长

fù zēng zhǎng

negative growth

高龄产妇

gāo líng chǎn fù

advanced maternal age (pregnant women at older age than normal)

申报

shēn bào

to apply and report to a higher body

微调

wēi tiáo

to adjust slightly, to fine-tune

育龄期

yù líng qī

childbearing age

同龄人 tóng líng rén contemporaries (of same age)

-the short name for Shanghai

中位数

zhōng wèi shù

middle figure

缓冲

huǎn chōng

to buffer (to reduce the bad effects of something)