"census" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 人口普查

Definition

人口普查是政府對一個國家或地區所有居民進行統計並收集信息的官方過程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於政府、學術和新聞語境，多指全國人口普查，也可指其他類型，如「學校人口普查」。一般作名詞，不用作動詞。

Examples

The government does a census every ten years.

政府每十年進行一次**人口普查**。

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

**人口普查**有助於瞭解一個城市有多少人居住。

Many workers are needed to collect data for the census.

許多工作人員需要為**人口普查**收集數據。

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

根據上一次**人口普查**，自2010年以來人口增長了很多。

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

當**人口普查**詢問個人問題時，有些人會擔心隱私。

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

如果你搬到新國家，可能會在他們的下一次**人口普查**中被統計進去。