Chinese word

防疫

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng yì

Meaning

  • noundisease prevention

Example

我们要加强防疫工作。wǒ men yào jiā qiáng fáng yì gōng zuò

We need to strengthen our disease prevention efforts.

Illustration for 防疫 (disease prevention)

More examples

机场每天进行防疫检查，确保旅客安全。jī chǎng měi tiān jìn xíng fáng yì jiǎn chá què bǎo lǚ kè ān quán

The airport conducts disease prevention checks every day to ensure passenger safety.

Core concept

A coordinated effort that protects a community before disease spreads and controls it after detection.

Common phrases

  • 防疫监测fáng yì jiān cè

    disease prevention monitoring

  • 防疫检查fáng yì jiǎn chá

    disease prevention checks

  • 防疫法规fáng yì fǎ guī

    disease prevention regulations

Similar words

预防yù fáng: Advance measures stop disease before it begins.
防护fáng hù: Protective measures shield people or things from danger or infection.
防控fáng kòng: Early monitoring and action limit the spread of disease.
隔离gé lí: Keeping possibly infected people or things apart prevents contact.

Definition in Chinese

防疫是采取措施预防和控制传染病的发生和传播。fáng yì shì cái qǔ cuò shī yù fáng hé kòng zhì chuán rǎn bìng de fā shēng hé chuán bō

Word origin

防 (fáng, "guard against") + 疫 (yì, "epidemic disease") links prevention with the disease being prevented, so the compound covers both preparation and control.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the word often names organized public measures, while a specific action is stated with a verb such as wearing a mask or disinfecting.

Other meanings

  • infection preventionnoun

Related words

  • 防疫站fáng yì zhàndisease prevention stationnoun
  • 防疫法规fáng yì fǎ guīdisease prevention regulationsnoun

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