A new study conducted by the institute of sociology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences suggested that women in the country are now choosing younger men for husbands.

中國社會科學院旗下的社會學研究所展開的一項最新研究表明，中國的女性現在更多的選擇比自己小的男性做丈夫。

In the 1990s, only 13% of marriages were recorded that involved a younger groom and an older wife, Guangzhou Daily reported.

據《廣州日報》報道，在20世紀90年代，僅13%的婚姻是新郎年齡小，新娘年齡大。

The change in the attitudes toward marriage in China are gradually progressing as the years go on.

隨著時間的推移，中國人對于婚姻的態度正在逐漸發生變化。

The study revealed that in the 2010s, relationships involving a younger groom increased drastically to around 40%.

該研究顯示，在21世紀10年代，擁有一個年紀更小的丈夫的婚姻猛增至約40%。

According to researchers, contributing factors to breaking the centuries-old tradition of Chinese husbands being older than their wives include better educational and employment opportunities for women, and gender imbalance.

據研究人員表示，打破丈夫年齡比妻子年齡大的這一數百年傳統的重要因素，是女性有了更好的教育和就業機會，以及性別比例失衡。

This type of relationship is very much common and can be found throughout big cities in China, according to Luo Aiping, a family lawyer and the co-author of "Investigation into China's Leftover Women".

根據《中國剩女調查》的合著者、同時也是一位家庭律師的羅愛萍透露，這種類型的婚姻關系現在非常普遍，并且在中國的大城市隨處可見。

A new study conducted by the institute of sociology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences suggested that women in the country are now choosing younger men for husbands.

中國社會科學院旗下的社會學研究所展開的一項最新研究表明，中國的女性現在更多的選擇比自己小的男性做丈夫。

In the 1990s, only 13% of marriages were recorded that involved a younger groom and an older wife, Guangzhou Daily reported.

據《廣州日報》報道，在20世紀90年代，僅13%的婚姻是新郎年齡小，新娘年齡大。

The change in the attitudes toward marriage in China are gradually progressing as the years go on.

隨著時間的推移，中國人對于婚姻的態度正在逐漸發生變化。

The study revealed that in the 2010s, relationships involving a younger groom increased drastically to around 40%.

該研究顯示，在21世紀10年代，擁有一個年紀更小的丈夫的婚姻猛增至約40%。

According to researchers, contributing factors to breaking the centuries-old tradition of Chinese husbands being older than their wives include better educational and employment opportunities for women, and gender imbalance.

據研究人員表示，打破丈夫年齡比妻子年齡大的這一數百年傳統的重要因素，是女性有了更好的教育和就業機會，以及性別比例失衡。

This type of relationship is very much common and can be found throughout big cities in China, according to Luo Aiping, a family lawyer and the co-author of "Investigation into China's Leftover Women".

根據《中國剩女調查》的合著者、同時也是一位家庭律師的羅愛萍透露，這種類型的婚姻關系現在非常普遍，并且在中國的大城市隨處可見。