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卫生

wèi shēng · wei sheng

Traditional 衛生

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. health
  2. hygiene
  3. sanitation
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Mom is coming

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)轮到(lúndào)谁(shéi)打扫(dǎsǎo)卫生(wèishēng)？

    Whose turn is it to clean today?

  2. Dengdeng

    轮到(lúndào)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)去(qù)打扫(dǎsǎo)卫生(wèishēng)。

    My turn. I will go and clean.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)打扫(dǎsǎo)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long will you clean?

  4. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)，因为(yīnwèi)妈妈(māma)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)来(lái)检查(jiǎnchá)卫生(wèishēng)。

    Two hours, because Mom is coming to check the cleaning today.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)打扫(dǎsǎo)，只(zhǐ)用(yòng)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    But last time you cleaned, it took only ten minutes.

  6. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)她(tā)没(méi)来(lái)。

    She did not come last time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)刚(gāng)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)家(jiā)的(de)卫(wèi)生(shēng)做(zuò)完(wán)。

I just finished cleaning your place.

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02

饭(fàn)前(qián)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)是(shì)保(bǎo)持(chí)卫(wèi)生(shēng)的(de)好(hǎo)习(xí)惯(guàn)。

Washing hands before meals is a good habit for maintaining hygiene.

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卫
wèi

to guard; to protect

生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

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