卫生 wèishēng hygienic
hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation
How to remember 卫生: 卫 to guard + 生 life = hygienic.
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How it is used
- Core meaning is hygiene/sanitary, mostly seen in fixed compounds rather than standing alone as a full sentence topic.
- 打扫卫生 (dǎsǎo wèishēng) literally "sweep hygiene" is the everyday way to say "clean up/do housework."
- Also builds 卫生间 wèishēngjiān (bathroom/restroom) and 卫生纸 wèishēngzhǐ (toilet paper) - both extremely common nouns.
Example sentences
- 我刚把你家的卫生做完。 Wǒgāng bǎ nǐjiā de wèishēng zuò wán.I just finished cleaning your place.