在當今中國，尤其是大城市，撫養孩子的費用很高。早在孩子出生前，費用的支出就開始了。在懷孕的9個月里，準媽媽平均要花8000元左右做產前檢查（prenatal check-up）。隨著孩子的成長，許多父母的負擔變得更重。從7歲到19歲這12年的學習費用和課外輔導班費用逐年增加，不是所有的中國家長都能負擔得起讓孩子接受良好的教育。初級教育是義務的（compulsory），但是在農村貧困地區還是有很多學生輟學。
Raising children in China today costs a lot, particularly in big cities. The expenses start long before a baby is born. On average, a mother-to-be spends around 8 000 yuan on prenatal check-ups during her pregnancy. The economic burden of many parents becomes heavier with the growth of the child. As the costs of study and extracurricular classes increase year by year for the 12 years at school from the age of 7 to 19, not all parents in China can afford their children’s good education. Primary education is compulsory, but there are still a large number of dropouts in poor rural areas.
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