[HSK 4] ????????? - Questions About Marriage and Childbearing on the Bus

A Shenzhen bus uses a question to spark public discussion about the meaning of having children.????????? - Questions About Marriage and Childbearing on the Bus [HSK 4]Download the app here:Chinese Short Dialogue | App StoreChinese Short Dialogue | Google PlayAvailable in 8 languages on the app:Chinese Listening | ??? ??? | ???????? | ??????????? ?? ?????????? ????? | Nghe ti?ng Trung | Mendengarkan bahasa Mandarin | Escucha en chino | ????????????? | Chinesisches Hören | Écoute du chinois | Ascolto cinese | Audição em chinês | ???? ????? | ???????? ??? ????? ????????English Translation???: Teacher Liu, today I saw a Shenzhen bus online. It had a line on it: “Is it worth spending twenty years raising a child?” I was really shocked.??: Yeah, that design has been going viral lately. It doesn’t directly say whether you should have children or not—it uses a question to make everyone think for themselves.??: In Japan, buses usually wouldn’t display a question like that. At first I felt a bit pressured, like it was questioning my life choices.??: A lot of Chinese netizens feel the same way. They think it can make people anxious, especially young people.??: But I also saw some people say it’s good, because there’s no standard answer and everyone can share their own thoughts.??: Right. Some even call it a “public philosophy class.” Discussing life questions in everyday settings is actually quite rare.??: I think this approach is really unique. It makes me want to understand more about how Chinese society views marriage and family nowadays.??: Exactly. Sometimes a simple question can make people think seriously more than a slogan can.