卫 生

wèishēng

adjectivenounHSK 3

“Hygienic” in Chinese is 卫生 (wèishēng).

Meaning

hygienic; sanitary
hygiene; sanitation

Example

这食物不卫生。

This food is unhygienic.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

wèiHSK 33 strokesvassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces shēngHSK 15 strokesto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

More HSK 3 words

外面wàimiànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)HSK 3 提问tíwènto question; to quiz; to grillHSK 3 员工yuángōngstaff; personnel; employeeHSK 3 整体zhěngtǐwhole; entiretyHSK 3 传播chuánbōto disseminate; to propagate; to spreadHSK 3 生命shēngmìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)HSK 3 机器jīqìmachineHSK 3 展开zhǎnkāito unfold; to spread out; to open upHSK 3 发达fādáwell-developed; flourishingHSK 3 热爱rè'àito love ardentlyHSK 3

Not to be confused with: 尾声 (wěishēng, coda)