| urbanization | 城市化 |
| to change extensively | 发生巨大变化 |
| trend | 趋势；走向 |
| statistics | 统计数据 |
| ultimate desire | 终级愿望 |
| more sons, more blessings | 多子多福 |
| nuclear family | 核心式小型家庭 |
| 四世同堂 | four generations living under one roof |
| 丁克家庭 | DINK family (double income, no kids) |
| 肯定 | to be certain, to be sure |
| 追求 | to pursue |
| 耻辱 | shame; humiliation |