China's Population Falls for Fourth Consecutive Year in 2025
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China's Population Falls for Fourth Consecutive Year in 2025
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2025年中国人口连续第四年出现萎缩
2025年中国人口连续第四年出现萎缩
China's Population Falls for Fourth Consecutive Year in 2025
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萎缩 - wěisuō - to wither / to dry up (of a plant) / to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
生育 - shēngyù - to bear / to give birth / to grow / to rear / to bring up (children)
统计 - tǒngjì - statistics / to count / to add up
降幅 - jiàngfú - degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc) / decline / drop
跌幅 - diēfú - decline (in value) / extent of a drop
鲜明 - xiānmíng - bright / clear-cut / distinct
死亡 - sǐwáng - to die / death
恶化 - èhuà - to worsen
补贴 - bǔtiē - to subsidize / subsidy / allowance
预算 - yùsuàn - budget
避孕套 - bìyùntào - condom
避孕药 - bìyùnyào - oral contraceptive
避孕 - bìyùn - contraception
缴纳 - jiǎonà - to pay (taxes etc)
抑制 - yìzhì - to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress
间接 - jiànjiē - indirect
日托 - rìtuō - daycare
体外受精 - tǐwàishòujīng - in vitro fertilization
覆盖 - fùgài - to cover
承诺 - chéngnuò - to promise / to undertake to do something / commitment
激励 - jīlì - to encourage / to urge / motivation / incentive
体系 - tǐxì - system / setup
加码 - jiāmǎ - to raise the price of commodities / to raise stakes (in gambling) / to increase a position (e.g. in futures markets) / to encode / mark-up
扭转 - niǔzhuǎn - to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation)
隐患 - yǐnhuàn - a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface
压缩 - yāsuō - to compress / compression
潜力 - qiánlì - potential / capacity
开支 - kāizhī - expenditures / pay / expenses
沉重 - chénzhòng - heavy / hard / serious / critical
陷入 - xiànrù - to sink into / to get caught up in / to land in (a predicament)
困境 - kùnjìng - predicament / in difficulty
简化 - jiǎnhuà - to simplify
比重 - bǐzhòng - proportion / specific gravity
突破 - tūpò - to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
Grammar
依旧… - Expressing "as before / still" with "yī​jiù..."
尽管各种鼓励生育措施频出,但出生率依旧降至历史新低。

据悉… - Expressing "according to reports / it is reported (that)…" with "jùxī…"
据悉,面对持续恶化的人口出生率,中国政府在2025年陆续推出多项支持政策,首次推出高达900亿元人民币左右的三岁以下儿童育儿补贴预算。

加之… - Expressing "moreover / in addition to that…" with "jiāzhī…"
加之此前推出的婚介机构与日托中心税收优惠、体外受精(IVF)等生育医疗费用全额覆盖承诺,中国已形成迄今为止力度最大的生育激励政策体系。

迄今为止... - Expressing "up until now..." with "qì​jīn​wéi​zhǐ..."
加之此前推出的婚介机构与日托中心税收优惠、体外受精(IVF)等生育医疗费用全额覆盖承诺,中国已形成迄今为止力度最大的生育激励政策体系。

鉴于 + Observation / Conclusion / Suggestion - Expressing "in view of / seeing that / considering..." with "jianyu + observation / conclusion / suggestion"
虽然婚姻简化流程导致结婚登记数有所升高,但鉴于年轻一代对婚姻与生育的观念,其能否转化为生育增量仍存在较大的不确定性。
Proper Nouns
卫报 - Wèi Bào - The Guardian

Idioms
自身难保 - zìshēnnánbǎo - powerless to defend oneself / helpless
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