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婚姻、家庭、母亲和儿童受国家的保护。 Marriage, the family and mother and child are protected by the state. 夫妻双方有实行计划生育的义务。 Both husband and wife have the duty to practice family planning. 父母有扶养教育未成年子女的义务，成年子女有赡养扶助父母的义务。 Parents have the duty to rear and educate their children who are minors, and children who have come of age have the duty to support and assist their parents. 敬老、爱老、养老是中国的传统美德。 It is a Chinese tradition to respect, love and support the elderly. 老有所养、老有所医、老有听为、老有所学、老有所乐。 The elderly should be supported, enjoy medical care, contribute to the society, engage in life-long learning and live happily. 尊老爱幼 respecting the old and loving the young 禁止虐待老人和儿童 maltreatment of old people and children is prohibited. 养儿防老 raising sons to support one in one’s old age 五保户 a household enjoying the 5 guarantees(childless and infirm old persons who are guaranteed food, clothing, medical care, housing, and burial expenses by the collective); the “5-guarantees” household, i.e., the aged, the infirm, old widows and widowers and orphans, taken care pf by the collective in 5 respects (food, clothing, medical care, housing, an burial expenses) 老、弱、孤、寡 the old, weak, orphaned or widowed 敬老院 home for the aged/elderly 老年医院 geriatric hospital 老年大学 university for the aged 老年人 the elderly/senior citizens 无依靠的老人 aged people with no families 退休者 retiree 老化(过程) aging 养老金 old-age pension 退休金 pension 军属 dependents of army men 烈属 families of revolutionary martyrs 修身、齐家、治国、平天下。 Cultivate individual moral character, run the family in unison, manage the nation in order, and peace will prevail throughout the universe. 三纲(君为臣纲，父为子纲，夫为妻纲) 3 cardinal guide (ruler guides subject; father guides son; and husband guides wife) 五常(仁、义、礼、智、信) 5 constant virtues (benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and fidelity) 核心家庭，小家庭 nuclear family 直系家庭 stem family 大家庭 extended family 四世同堂 family with 4 generations loving together under one roof 破裂家庭 broken family 家长 family head/ head of the family 家长制 patriarchal syst