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中国经济转型，是结构调整的长期过程。
Zhōngguó jīngjì zhuǎnxíng, shì jiégòu tiáozhěng de chángqī guòchéng.
China’s economic transformation is a long-term process of structural adjustment.
If even developed economies adjust, China must be even more prudent.
Sentence vocabulary
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
利润 · lì rùn
profit
企业 · qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
变化 · biàn huà
change
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争 · jìng zhēng
compete
创新 · chuàng xīn
innovate
保障 · bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
调整 · tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观 · hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观 · wēi guān
Microcosmic
20
况且人口结构变化已不可忽视。
Kuàngqiě rénkǒu jiégòu biànhuà yǐ bù kě hūshì.
Moreover, demographic structural change can no longer be ignored.
Sentence vocabulary
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
利润 · lì rùn
profit
企业 · qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
变化 · biàn huà
change
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争 · jìng zhēng
compete
创新 · chuàng xīn
innovate
保障 · bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
调整 · tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观 · hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观 · wēi guān
Microcosmic
21
由此可见，转型不是单项改革。
Yóucǐ kějiàn, zhuǎnxíng bú shì dānxiàng gǎigé.
From this it can be seen that transformation is not a single reform.
Sentence vocabulary
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
利润 · lì rùn
profit
企业 · qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
变化 · biàn huà
change
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争 · jìng zhēng
compete
创新 · chuàng xīn
innovate
保障 · bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
调整 · tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观 · hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观 · wēi guān
Microcosmic
22
它牵涉财政、产业、社会与生态。
Tā qiānshè cáizhèng, chǎnyè, shèhuì yǔ shēngtài.
It involves finance, industry, society, and ecology.
Sentence vocabulary
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
利润 · lì rùn
profit
企业 · qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
变化 · biàn huà
change
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争 · jìng zhēng
compete
创新 · chuàng xīn
innovate
保障 · bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
调整 · tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观 · hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观 · wēi guān
Microcosmic
23
若各部门各自为政，效果必然受限。
Ruò gè bùmén gè zì wéi zhèng, xiàoguǒ bìrán shòuxiàn.
If departments each act on their own, results will inevitably be limited.
Sentence vocabulary
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
利润 · lì rùn
profit
企业 · qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
变化 · biàn huà
change
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争 · jìng zhēng
compete
创新 · chuàng xīn
innovate
保障 · bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
调整 · tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观 · hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观 · wēi guān
Microcosmic
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概括而言，经济转型重在协调与韧性。
Gàikuò ér yán, jīngjì zhuǎnxíng zhòng zài xiétiáo yǔ rènxìng.
In summary, economic transformation depends on coordination and resilience.
Sentence vocabulary
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
利润 · lì rùn
profit
企业 · qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
变化 · biàn huà
change
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争 · jìng zhēng
compete
创新 · chuàng xīn
innovate
保障 · bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
调整 · tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观 · hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观 · wēi guān
Microcosmic
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Vocabulary
Story words
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经济
jīng jì
Economics
产业
chǎn yè
industry
结构
jié gòu
structure
市场
shì chǎng
market
改革
gǎi gé
reform
开放
kāi fàng
to open up
效率
xiào lv4
efficiency
公平
gōng píng
fair
资本
zī běn
capital
财政
cái zhèng
finance
贸易
mào yì
trade
投资
tóu zī
investment
利润
lì rùn
profit
企业
qǐ yè
enterprise, business
政策
zhèng cè
policy
措施
cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
发展
fā zhǎn
Development
变化
biàn huà
change
风险
fēng xiǎn
risk
竞争
jìng zhēng
compete
创新
chuàng xīn
innovate
保障
bǎo zhàng
guarantee
社会
shè huì
Sociology
调整
tiáo zhěng
adjustment
宏观
hóng guān
Macroscopic
微观
wēi guān
Microcosmic
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Story vocabulary list
经济 · jīng jì
Economics
产业 · chǎn yè
industry
结构 · jié gòu
structure
市场 · shì chǎng
market
改革 · gǎi gé
reform
开放 · kāi fàng
to open up
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
资本 · zī běn
capital
财政 · cái zhèng
finance
贸易 · mào yì
trade
投资 · tóu zī
investment
Simple questions
What does 产业 mean?
Options: industry or sector / idiom / diagnosis / character stroke
What is the pinyin for 效率?
Options: xiàolǜ / xiàolù / xiǎolǜ / xiàolǚ
Why does the passage say speed is not quality?
Options: Because growth must be judged by structure, fairness, and sustainability / Because speed is never useful / Because quality means only high price / Because markets do not matter