Toys for Seniors Rise in Popularity with Aging Population

Translation

Keywords

老龄化 - lǎolínghuà - aging (population)
催生 - cuīshēng - to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence
流行 - liúxíng - to spread / to rage (of contagious disease) / popular / fashionable
拼图 - pīntú - jigsaw puzzle
康复 - kāngfù - to recuperate / to recover (health) / to convalesce
记忆 - jìyì - to remember / to recall / memory
丰富 - fēngfù - to enrich / rich / plentiful / abundant
生活 - shēnghuó - to live / life / activity / livelihood
女士 - nǚshì - lady / madam / Miss / Ms
无聊 - wúliáo - bored / boring / senseless
许多 - xǔduō - many / a lot of / much
陪 - péi - to accompany / to keep sb company / to assist
打发 - dǎfa - to dispatch sb to do sth / to send sb away / to pass the time
距离 - jùlí - distance
价格 - jiàgé - price
熟练 - shúliàn - practiced / proficient / skilled / skillful
满足 - mǎnzú - to satisfy / to meet (the needs of) / satisfied / content
需求 - xūqiú - to require / requirement / demand (economics)
儿童 - értóng - child
内容 - nèiróng - content / substance / details
特殊 - tèshū - special / particular / unusual / extraordinary
专门 - zhuānmén - specialist / specialized / customized
设计 - shèjì - to design / to plan / design / plan

Grammar

Noun / Adj. + 化 - Suffix added to the end of nouns or adj. to turn them into verbs with "Noun / Adj. + huà" (similar to adding "-ify / -ise / isation")
人口老龄化催生老年玩具

Number / Quantity / Value + 以上 - Expressing "over / more than…" with "Number / Quantity / Value + yǐshàng"
现在，中国老年人口越来越多，60岁以上的老人已经超过了三亿。

于是… - Expressing "thereupon / consequently..." with "yúshì..."
于是，老年玩具开始流行，比如拼图、康复小玩具、记忆游戏。

比如... - Expressing "for example / for instance..." with "bǐrú..."
于是，老年玩具开始流行，比如拼图、康复小玩具、记忆游戏。

受 + (Someone / Something) + Verb - Expressing "to receive" or "to obtain" a positive or negative aspect with "shòu + (Someone / Something) + Verb" (受 is a passive marker)
这些玩具很受欢迎，不但能丰富老人的生活，也能让他们锻炼一下大脑。

不过… - Expressing a softer "but..." with "bùguò…"
有的老人一开始不会玩，不过练习后就会越来越熟练。

然而… - Expressing "however / yet / but…" with "rán'ér…"
然而，现在市场上卖的玩具还远远满足不了所有老人的需求。

Verb + 不了 - Expressing "not be able to / can not" complete an action with "Verb + bùliǎo"
然而，现在市场上卖的玩具还远远满足不了所有老人的需求。

大部分 + Noun Phrase - Expressing "in large part / the greater part of sth" with "dàbùfen + Noun Phrase"
现在大部分老年玩具实际上就是大一点儿的儿童玩具，颜色、内容老人都不喜欢，他们玩一会儿就没兴趣了。

实际上… - Expressing "as a matter of fact / in fact / in reality…" with "shíjìshàng…"
现在大部分老年玩具实际上就是大一点儿的儿童玩具，颜色、内容老人都不喜欢，他们玩一会儿就没兴趣了。

因此… - Expressing "therefore / thus / consequently..." with "yīncǐ..." (usually used in formal writing)
因此，需要专门为他们设计的玩具。

Grammar

Noun / Adj. + 化 - Suffix added to the end of nouns or adj. to turn them into verbs with "Noun / Adj. + huà" (similar to adding "-ify / -ise / isation")
人口老齡化催生老年玩具

Number / Quantity / Value + 以上 - Expressing "over / more than…" with "Number / Quantity / Value + yǐshàng"
現在，中國老年人口越來越多，60歲以上的老人已經超過了三億。

於是… - Expressing "thereupon / consequently..." with "yúshì..."
於是，老年玩具開始流行，比如拼圖、康復小玩具、記憶游戲。

比如... - Expressing "for example / for instance..." with "bǐrú..."
於是，老年玩具開始流行，比如拼圖、康復小玩具、記憶游戲。

受 + (Someone / Something) + Verb - Expressing "to receive" or "to obtain" a positive or negative aspect with "shòu + (Someone / Something) + Verb" (受 is a passive marker)
這些玩具很受歡迎，不但能豐富老人的生活，也能讓他們鍛煉一下大腦。

不過… - Expressing a softer "but..." with "bùguò…"
有的老人一開始不會玩，不過練習後就會越來越熟練。

然而… - Expressing "however / yet / but…" with "rán'ér…"
然而，現在市場上賣的玩具還遠遠滿足不了所有老人的需求。

Verb + 不了 - Expressing "not be able to / can not" complete an action with "Verb + bùliǎo"
然而，現在市場上賣的玩具還遠遠滿足不了所有老人的需求。

大部分 + Noun Phrase - Expressing "in large part / the greater part of sth" with "dàbùfen + Noun Phrase"
現在大部分老年玩具實際上就是大一點兒的兒童玩具，顏色、內容老人都不喜歡，他們玩一會兒就沒興趣了。

實際上… - Expressing "as a matter of fact / in fact / in reality…" with "shíjìshàng…"
現在大部分老年玩具實際上就是大一點兒的兒童玩具，顏色、內容老人都不喜歡，他們玩一會兒就沒興趣了。

因此… - Expressing "therefore / thus / consequently..." with "yīncǐ..." (usually used in formal writing)
因此，需要專門為他們設計的玩具。

Proper Nouns

成都 - Chéngdū - Chengdu (capital of Sichuan Province)

Idioms