"census" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 人口普查

Definition

人口普查是政府对一个国家或地区所有居民进行统计并收集信息的官方过程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见于政府、学术和新闻语境，多指全国人口普查，也可指其他类型，如“学校人口普查”。一般作名词，不用于动词。

Examples

The government does a census every ten years.

政府每十年进行一次**人口普查**。

A census helps find out how many people live in a city.

**人口普查**有助于了解一个城市有多少人居住。

Many workers are needed to collect data for the census.

许多工作人员需要为**人口普查**收集数据。

According to the last census, the population has grown a lot since 2010.

根据上一次**人口普查**，自2010年以来人口增长了很多。

Some people worry about privacy when the census asks personal questions.

当**人口普查**询问个人问题时，有些人会担心隐私。

If you move to a new country, you might be included in their next census.

如果你搬到新国家，可能会在他们的下一次**人口普查**被统计进去。