Marital
Status
ni3 jie2hun1 le5 ma5
你结婚了吗
?
Are you
married?
Wo3 jie2hun1 le5
我结婚了。
I am married
Ni3 you3 hai2zi5 ma5
你有孩子吗
?
Do you have children?
You3, wo3 you3 yi1ge4
er2zi5
有，我有一个儿子。
Yes, I have a son.
Wo3 mei2you3 hai2zi5
我没有孩子。
I don't have any
children.
Ni3 jie2hun1 le5 ma5
你结婚了吗
?
Are you married?
Hai2 mei2you3. wo3 shi4
dan1shen1
还没有。我是单身。
No, not yet. I am
single.
还没有
"hai2
mei2you3" means 'not yet'. The question is usually about a past
action using the particle
了 "le5"
in Chinese. For example:
ni3 chi1 wan3fan4 le5
ma5
你吃晚饭了吗
?
Have
you had dinner?
Hai2 mei2you3.
还没有。
Not yet.
Ni3 jin1tian1 shang4ke4
le5 ma5
你今天上课了吗
?
Have you had class
today?
Hai2 mei2you3.
还没有。
Not yet.
Wo3men5 fen1ju1 le5.
我们分居了。
We are separated
In China, being separated
is not a marital status. According to the law, either someone is married
or divorced. Separated does not exist. Here, separation refers to the
real world, the couple no longer live together but legally they are
still married and they have the same rights and obligations as a normal
couple.
Wo3 li2hun1 le5.
我离婚了。
I am divorced.
Wo3de5 qi1zi3 (zhang4fu5)
qu4shi4 le5
我的妻子 （ 丈夫
） 去世了。
My wife (husband)
died.
Family Planning Policy
in China
The family planning policy
started in China in 1978. The current policy consists, mainly in advocating
marriage, encouraging late procreation and promoting that every couple
only have one child. The government sometimes allows certain married
couples to have a second child after a determined period of time.
In areas with ethnic minorities
a more elaborate policy exists . In general, the family planning policy
is more flexible in the countryside than in the city, the same happens
in areas with ethnic minorities.
Vocabulary
English
|
Chinese
(phonetic) |
Chinese
(written) |
| |
|
|
To
get married |
Jie2hun1
|
结婚
|
Still
|
Hai2
|
还 |
Not
yet |
Hai2mei2you3
|
还没有
|
Children |
Hai2zi5
|
孩子
|
Son
|
Er2zi5
|
儿子 |
Daughter |
Nü3er5
|
女儿
|
Single
|
Dan1shen1
|
单身
|
To
separate, separated |
Fen1ju1
|
分居
|
To
get divorced, divorce |
Li2hun1
|
离婚
|
To
die |
Qu4shi4
|
去世
|
Chinese
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