Chinese word

卫生

Pronunciation

Pinyinwèi shēng

Meaning

  • nounhygiene

Example

孩子们要养成讲究卫生的习惯。hái zi men yào yǎng chéng jiǎng jiū wèi shēng de xí guàn

Children should develop the habit of practicing good hygiene.

Illustration for 卫生 (hygiene)

More examples

请在外面吃东西时注意卫生。qǐng zài wài miàn chī dōng xī shí zhù yì wèi shēng

Please pay attention to hygiene when eating outside.

Core concept

The everyday practices and conditions that prevent illness by keeping people and their surroundings clean.

Common phrases

  • 卫生习惯wèi shēng xí guàn

    hygiene habits

  • 保持卫生bǎo chí wèi shēng

    maintain hygiene

  • 注意卫生zhù yì wèi shēng

    pay attention to hygiene

Similar words

个人卫生gè rén wèi shēng: Care of the body and appearance through actions such as washing hands and tending to nails and teeth.
清洁qīng jié: Removal of dirt, waste, or other mess from a place or object to make it clean.
卫生习惯wèi shēng xí guàn: Regular actions such as cleaning and washing hands that keep things clean over time.
消毒xiāo dú: Use of chemicals or heat to kill germs or reduce their number on hands or objects.

Definition in Chinese

指为防止疾病传播并促进健康而保持环境和个人清洁的习惯、措施或状态。zhǐ wèi fáng zhǐ jí bìng chuán bō bìng cù jìn jiàn kāng ér bǎo chí huán jìng hé gè rén qīng jié de xí guàn cuò shī huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

卫生 (wèishēng, "hygiene") is formed from 卫 (wèi, "guard") and 生 (shēng, "life"), making its literal structure a reminder that cleanliness serves health.

Usage tips

  • The word covers more than how something looks: conversations can use it for personal habits, food handling, ventilation, and the state of a shared space.

Other meanings

  • cleanadjective

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