| one-child-for-one-couple | 一对夫妻一个孩 |
| childbearing age | 生育年龄 |
| family planning | 计划生育 |
| gender | 性别 |
| to empower... | 带给...权利 |
| urbanization | 城市化 |
| challenge | 挑战 |
| to follow...over an extended period of time | 长期对...进行跟踪gen1zong1 |
| 庞大的(社会群体) | huge; enormous |
| 权威 | authoritative |
| 调整(比例) | to regulate |
| 城镇 | cities and towns |
| 减缓(老龄化) | to slow down |
| 微小的 | small; little |
| 基本国策 | basic state policy |
| 现象 | phenomenon |
| 生活状况 | living condition |
| 重男轻女 | to regard men as superior to women |
| 竞争 | to compete |
| 缓慢 | slow |
| 保持联系 | to keep in touch |
| 跟踪调查 | follow-up survey |