bìyùn 避孕 contraception bù tong 不同 to be different chǎnfù 产妇 a woman who has given birth within the last month chǎnjià 产假 maternity leave chénggōng 成功 to succeed, to be successful chūshēnglü 出生率 birth rate dānwèi 单位 unit -dào 到 indicates successful accomplishment of something dédao 得到 to receive, to get fēnpèi 分配 to assign, to apportion, to allot gèdì 各地 the various places, each place gègè 各个 various gēnjù (gēnju) 根据 according to, based on gèzhǒng 各种 various kinds, types gōngzī 工资 wages, pay hóngtáng 红糖 brown sugar jià 假 vacation, leave jiātíng 家庭 family jìhua shēngyù 计划生育 planned parenthood, family planning juéyù 绝育 sterilization jūmín wěiyuánhuì 居民委员会 neighborhood committee kòngzhi 控制 to control -men -们 plural suffix miǎnfèi 免费 to be free of charge ming’é 名额 the number of people assigned or allowed, quota (of people) nóngmín 农民 peasant nǚ 女 female pàichūsuǒ(r) 派出所儿 the local police station pīzhǔn 批准 to give official permission qíngkuàng 情况 situation qīnjìn 亲近 to be close (to a person) réngōng liúchǎn 人工流产 abortion sān tōngguò 三通过 “the three approvals” shǎoshù mínzú 少数民族 minority nationality, national minority shēngyù 生育 to give birth to and raise shībài 失败 to fail shìqū 市区 urban area or district shōushù 手术 operation, surgery shōuxiān 首先 first shùmu 数目 number tongguò 通过 to pass, to approve tóngyì 同意 to consent, to agree wánjù 玩具 toy xiāngxìn 相信 to believe xiānhuā 鲜花 fresh flowers xiǎoháir 小孩儿 child, children yě jiù shi shuō 也就是说 to mean; in other words yìbān 一般 ordinary, general, common yìbānde shuō 一般地说 generally speaking yídìng 一定 to be specific yíngyǎngpǐn 营养品 food items of special nutritional value zengjiā 增加 to increase