卫生部

衛生部

Wèishēngbù

noun #17,010

Meanings

1 Ministry of Health

Characters

to guard; to protect

life; to be born

department; ministry

卫生 means 'hygiene/sanitation' (literally 'guard life') + 部 (ministry)

Examples

卫生部发布了新的防疫指南。

Wèishēngbù fābù le xīn de fángyì zhǐnán.

The Ministry of Health released new epidemic prevention guidelines.

卫生部要求加强食品安全检查。

Wèishēngbù yāoqiú jiāqiáng shípǐn ānquán jiǎnchá.

The Ministry of Health demanded strengthened food safety inspections.

Tips

culture

In China, the former 卫生部 was reorganized in 2013 into 国家卫生健康委员会 (Guójiā Wèishēng Jiànkāng Wěiyuánhuì, National Health Commission). The term 卫生部 is still widely used to refer to health ministries in other countries.

Stroke Order

卫 wèi

生 shēng

部 bù