jiéyù

节育

Word · VerbTraditional節育

birth control; family planning

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to practice birth control; to limit childbirth

formal

A formal term for the deliberate practice of controlling the number and spacing of children within a family or population. Often used in public health and policy contexts.

Jié节
yù育
shì是
kòng控
zhì制
rén人
kǒu口
guò过
kuài快
zēng增
zhǎng长
de的
zhòng重
yào要
cuò措
shī施
 。

Birth control is an important measure to curb overly rapid population growth.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
tí提
chàng倡
kē科
xué学
jié节
yù育
 。

The government advocates for scientific family planning.

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Tā她
yīn因
jiàn健
kāng康
yuán原
yīn因
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
jié节
yù育
 。

She chose birth control for health reasons.

Xiàn现
dài代
jié节
yù育
fāng方
fǎ法
duō多
zhǒng种
duō多
yàng样
 。

Modern birth control methods are diverse.