环卫

環衛

huánwèi

noun #41,445

Meanings

1 sanitation; public cleaning
2 street cleaning and refuse collection

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我叔叔在环卫部门工作。

Wǒ shūshu zài huánwèi bùmén gōngzuò.

My uncle works in the sanitation department.

HSK 7-9

春节期间，环卫工人照常上班，保证街道整洁。

Chūnjié qījiān, huánwèi gōngren zhàocháng shàngbān, bǎozhèng jiēdào zhěngjié.

During Spring Festival, sanitation workers still go to work as usual to keep the streets clean.

Tips

usage

环卫 is short for 环境卫生 (environmental sanitation) and is almost always attached to another noun: 环卫工人 (street sweeper, sanitation worker), 环卫车 (refuse truck), 环卫部门 (sanitation department).

Stroke Order

环 huán

卫 wèi