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Chinese word
保健
Pronunciation
Pinyinbǎo jiàn
Meaning
- nounhealth care
Example
学校给学生提供保健服务。xué xiào gěi xué shēng tí gōng bǎo jiàn fú wù
The school provides health care services for students.
More examples
政府推出新的保健政策以提高全民健康水平。zhèng fǔ tuī chū xīn de bǎo jiàn zhèng cè yǐ tí gāo quán mín jiàn kāng shuǐ píng
The government launched a new health care policy to improve the health of the whole population.
Core concept
An organized way of protecting and supporting physical well-being over time.
Common phrases
保健政策bǎo jiàn zhèng cè
health care policy
保健计划bǎo jiàn jì huà
health care plan
保健工作bǎo jiàn gōng zuò
health care work
Similar words
健康jiàn kāng: A state of physical or mental well-being without illness or other health problems.
医疗yī liáo: Medical care involving the diagnosis and treatment of illness or injury, or the system providing it.
卫生wèi shēng: Clean conditions and practices that help prevent illness.
养生yǎng shēng: Methods and habits, such as healthy eating and exercise, for maintaining health over a long time.
Definition in Chinese
维护和促进身体健康、预防疾病的活动、措施或服务。wéi hù hé cù jìn shēn tǐ jiàn kāng yù fáng jí bìng de huó dòng cuò shī huò fú wù
Word origin
保健 (bǎojiàn, "health care") is formed from 保 (bǎo, "protect") and 健 (jiàn, "healthy"), so the compound presents health as something actively safeguarded.
Usage tips
- In compounds, this word can describe products or services aimed at supporting health, but it does not by itself mean that the product is a medicine or treats a disease.
Other meanings
- health managementnoun
- health maintenancenoun
Opposites
- 疾病jí bìngdiseasenoun
Related words
- 保健中心bǎo jiàn zhōng xīnhealth care centernoun
- 保健档案bǎo jiàn dàng ànhealth care recordnoun