Definition
计划生育 is a four-character term referring to China's national population control policy, most famously the 'one-child policy' (1980–2015). It covers both the state-level campaign to limit family size and the broader concept of family planning and birth control. Outside China, 'family planning' usually means voluntary personal choice; inside China's policy context, 计划生育 carries strong historical and government-mandated associations. The term is a noun, often used as a modifier (计划生育政策).
noun
family planning (as a national policy, especially in China)birth control (in the context of population regulation)
Examples
- 计划生育，。Zhōngguó shíxíng le duō nián de jì huà shēng yù zhèngcè, xiànzài yǐ fàngkuān wéi èr hái zhèngcè.China implemented the family planning policy for many years, and has now relaxed it to a two-child policy.
- 计划生育。jì huà shēng yù duì kòngzhì rénkǒu zēngzhǎng qǐ le hěn dà zuòyòng.Family planning played a major role in controlling population growth.
- 计划生育。Hěn duō niánqīng rén bú zài shòu jiù jì huà shēng yù sīxiǎng de shùfù.Many young people are no longer bound by the old family planning mentality.
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