{"id":15004,"date":"2020-03-02T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=15004"},"modified":"2020-02-22T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T21:12:13","slug":"the-rising-demand-for-masks-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-rising-demand-for-masks-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rising Demand for Masks in China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

The new strain of coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan city, Hubei province, in late December.<\/p>\n

The Chinese government used drastic steps to contain the virus. On January 23, a day before the Chinese New Year Eve celebrations, Wuhan was placed under lockdown. Transportation inside and outside the city was cut off. Buses, railways, flights, and ferry services had all stopped at once. The typically bustling city of 11 million population became a ghost town.<\/p>\n

\u53e3\u7f69\u6210\u4e86\u7d27\u4fcf\u54c1\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n

K\u01d2u zh\u00e0o ch\u00e9ng le j\u01d0n qi\u00e0o p\u01d0n.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Masks become a product in huge demand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A note<\/a>, issued by the Wuhan municipal government on January 22, instructs citizens to wear protective masks (\u53e3\u7f69 <\/strong>k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o) in public. According to the note, employees of the government, enterprises, and institutions must wear a mask while on duty. Citizens are also obligated to wear a mask when going out. Restaurants, hotels, shops, theaters, libraries , and other public places must allow entrance only to people with a mask covering their mouth and nose . A prominent (\u9192\u76ee <\/strong>x\u01d0ng m\u00f9) sign should be placed at the entrance, reminding people of the new order. Big placards then appeared in front of every shop, saying:<\/p>\n

\u4e3a\u4e86\u60a8\u7684\u5065\u5eb7\u8bf7\u4f69\u6234\u53e3\u7f69\u5728\u8fdb\u5165\u5356\u573a\uff0c\u4e0d\u6234\u53e3\u7f69\u7981\u6b62\u5165\u5185\uff0c\u8c22\u8c22\u60a8\u7684\u914d\u5408\uff01<\/strong><\/p>\n

W\u00e8i le n\u00edn de ji\u00e0n k\u0101ng q\u01d0ng p\u00e8i d\u00e0i k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o z\u00e0i j\u00ecn r\u00f9 m\u00e0i ch\u01ceng, b\u00f9 d\u00e0i k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o j\u00ecn zh\u01d0 r\u00f9 n\u00e8i, xi\u00e8 xi\u00e8 n\u00edn de p\u00e8i h\u00e9!<\/strong><\/p>\n

For your health, please wear a mask before entering the store. Entrance is forbidden without a mask. Thank you for your cooperation!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A video<\/a> of a presenter of the Hubei Economic Channel wearing mask while broadcasting became viral on the same day the note was issued. The presenter put the mask on to encourage others. \u4ece\u6211\u505a\u8d77<\/strong> (c\u00f3ng w\u01d2 zu\u00f2 q\u01d0, start with me<\/em>), she wrote on her Weibo account, and elaborated the measures needed to be taken by the citizens:<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u79bb\u5f00\u6b66\u6c49\u5e02\uff0c\u4e0d\u53bb\u4eba\u5458\u5bc6\u96c6\u5730\uff0c\u51fa\u95e8\u6234\u53e3\u7f69\u3001\u56de\u5bb6\u52e4\u6d17\u624b\u3001\u5ba4\u5185\u5e38\u901a\u98ce\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00f9 l\u00ed k\u0101i W\u01d4h\u00e0n sh\u00ec, b\u00f9 q\u00f9 r\u00e9n yu\u00e1n m\u00ec j\u00ed de, ch\u016b m\u00e9n d\u00e0i k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o, hu\u00ed ji\u0101 q\u00edn x\u01d0 sh\u01d2u, sh\u00ec n\u00e8i ch\u00e1ng t\u014dng f\u0113ng.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t leave Wuhan, don\u2019t get into crowded places, wear a mask when going outside, wash your hands thoroughly when arriving home, ventilate the room often. \u00a0<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

The virus had soon spread to other regions. Three more cities and two provinces have also ordered<\/a> the compulsory wearing of masks. Even without mandatory instruction, many Chinese have turned to masks. One of the heated discussions this days in China is how often should someone replace (\u66f4\u6362 <\/strong>g\u0113ng hu\u00e0n) their mask. Once a day? Every time you go out? Some don’t even settle for one mask when going out. The demand for masks is greater than ever.<\/p>\n

\u968f\u7740\u75ab\u60c5\u7684\u8513\u5ef6\uff0c\u53e3\u7f69\u7684\u9700\u6c42\u91cf\u7206\u53d1\u5f0f\u589e\u957f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n

Su\u00ed zhe y\u00ec q\u00edng de m\u00e0n y\u00e1n, k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o de x\u016b qi\u00fa li\u00e0ng b\u00e0o f\u01ce sh\u00ec z\u0113ng zh\u01ceng.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The epidemic spread has led to an explosive growth in the demand for masks. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

China is the world\u2019s largest mask manufacturer and exporter. It produces about half the world\u2019s sanitary face masks. Its maximum production capacity of masks is fairly high \u2013 about 20 million pieces per day. But for a country which has just formally announced in January that its population has crept past 1.4 billion, it\u2019s not enough. Pharmacies soon run out of masks, and signs of\u53e3\u7f69\u5df2\u552e\u5b8c<\/strong> (k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o y\u01d0 sh\u00f2u w\u00e1n, masks sold out<\/em>) have become a common sight.<\/p>\n

\u4e2d\u56fd\u662f\u4e16\u754c\u6700\u5927\u7684\u53e3\u7f69\u751f\u4ea7\u548c\u51fa\u53e3\u56fd\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 sh\u00ec sh\u00ec ji\u00e8 zu\u00ec d\u00e0 de k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o sh\u0113ng ch\u01cen h\u00e9 ch\u016b k\u01d2u gu\u00f3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

China is the world\u2019s largest mask manufacturer and exporter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chinese mask factories (\u53e3\u7f69\u5382 <\/strong>k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o ch\u01ceng) are working around the clock. Many of them have cancelled New Year vacations, and were banned from exporting their product. But even that is not enough. In Nanjing, a clothing factory has turned into<\/a> mask factory overnight. China has also started to import masks from Europe, Japan, and the United States.<\/p>\n

\u73b0\u5728\u5168\u56fd\u5927\u5927\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u53e3\u7f69\u5382\uff0c\u90fd\u52a0\u7d27\u751f\u4ea7\u53e3\u7f69\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xi\u00e0n z\u00e0i qu\u00e1n gu\u00f3 d\u00e0 d\u00e0 xi\u01ceo xi\u01ceo de k\u01d2uzh\u00e0o ch\u01ceng, d\u014du ji\u0101 j\u01d0n sh\u0113ng ch\u01cen k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every mask factory in the country is now stepping up production of masks. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Text vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n

\u53e3\u7f69 <\/strong>k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o = mask<\/p>\n

\u7d27\u4fcf <\/strong>j\u01d0n qi\u00e0o = in demand<\/p>\n

\u9192\u76ee <\/strong>x\u01d0ng m\u00f9 = eye-catching<\/p>\n

\u5065\u5eb7 <\/strong>ji\u00e0n k\u0101ng \u00a0= health, healthy<\/p>\n

\u914d\u5408 <\/strong>p\u00e8i h\u00e9 = to cooperate<\/p>\n

\u5bc6\u96c6 <\/strong>m\u00ec j\u00ed = crowded<\/p>\n

\u4f69\u6234 <\/strong>p\u00e8i d\u00e0i= to wear<\/p>\n

\u6234 <\/strong>d\u00e0i = to wear<\/p>\n

\u66f4\u6362 <\/strong>g\u0113ng hu\u00e0n = to change<\/p>\n

\u75ab\u60c5 <\/strong>y\u00ec q\u00edng = epidemic situation<\/p>\n

\u9700\u6c42\u91cf <\/strong>x\u016b qi\u00fa li\u00e0ng = demand<\/p>\n

\u552e <\/strong>sh\u00f2u = to sell<\/p>\n

\u751f\u4ea7 <\/strong>sh\u0113ng ch\u01cen = to produce<\/p>\n

\u53e3\u7f69\u5382 <\/strong>k\u01d2u zh\u00e0o ch\u01ceng = mask factory<\/p>\n

\u52a0\u7d27 <\/strong>ji\u0101 j\u01d0n = to speed up, to step up<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5927\u5bb6\u90fd\u5065\u5eb7\u5e73\u5b89\uff01<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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