卫
生

Health in Chinese: 卫生 (wèi shēng)

wèi shēng

health

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 衛生1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1health
  2. 2hygiene
  3. 3sanitation

Stroke order

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卫
生

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

卫生

Simplified

衛生

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 饭前洗手是好的卫生习惯。

    fàn qián xǐ shǒu shì hǎo de wèi shēng xí guàn。

    Washing your hands before meals is a good hygiene habit.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

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