Chinese word

职业病

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhí yè bìng

Meaning

  • nounoccupational disease

Example

他长期在工地工作，得了职业病。tā cháng qī zài gōng dì gōng zuò dé le zhí yè bìng

He worked at construction sites for a long time and developed an occupational disease.

Illustration for 职业病 (occupational disease)

More examples

企业要加强劳动保护，积极预防职业病。qǐ yè yào jiā qiáng láo dòng bǎo hù jī jí yù fáng zhí yè bìng

Companies should strengthen labor protection and actively prevent occupational diseases.

Core concept

A lasting effect of doing one kind of work, either on the body or in the way a person reacts.

Common phrases

  • 预防职业病yù fáng zhí yè bìng

    prevent occupational disease

  • 职业病风险zhí yè bìng fēng xiǎn

    risk of occupational disease

  • 职业病防护zhí yè bìng fáng hù

    protection against occupational disease

Similar words

职业性疾病zhí yè xìng jí bìng: A physical or mental illness caused by a person's work.
工伤gōng shāng: An injury or lasting harm caused by an accident at work or while commuting.
习惯xí guàn: A way of acting or doing things learned through repeated practice.

Definition in Chinese

因长期从事某项职业而产生的健康损害，或引申为该职业引起的习惯性行为或思维倾向。yīn cháng qī cóng shì mǒu xiàng zhí yè ér chǎn shēng de jiàn kāng sǔn hài huò yǐn shēn wèi gāi zhí yè yín qǐ de xí guàn xìng xíng wèi huò sī wéi qīng xiàng

Word origin

职业病 (zhíyèbìng, "occupational disease") combines 职 (zhí, "job") + 业 (yè, "work") + 病 (bìng, "illness") for work-caused harm and, later, a work-shaped habit.

Usage tips

  • When the topic includes symptoms, exposure, or treatment, the medical reading is clear; a casual comment without such details may be figurative.

Opposites

Related words

  • 职业病防控zhí yè bìng fáng kòngprevention and control of occupational diseasenoun
  • 职业病防护zhí yè bìng fáng hùprotection against occupational diseasenoun

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