保健 bǎojiàn health protection
health protection; health care; to maintain in good health
怎么记住“保健”: 保 to protect + 健 strong = health protection.
汉字
用法
- Health care / to maintain health - 保健品 (bǎojiànpǐn) health supplements, 医疗保健 medical care.
- 保健 = preventive health maintenance/wellness; contrast 治疗 (zhìliáo, treating illness) and 健康 (jiànkāng, health as a state).
- 保健 is about keeping healthy (diet, supplements, exercise), often commercialized.
- 保健按摩 (bǎojiàn ànmó) = therapeutic/health massage.
例句
- 老龄化的人口需要更多医疗保健支出。 Lǎolínghuà de rénkǒu xūyào gèng duō yīliáobǎojiàn zhīchū.An aging population will require more spending on health care.