优生优育

優生優育

yōushēngyōuyù

phrase

Meanings

1 eugenics and healthy child-rearing
2 having healthy births and raising healthy children
3 'better births, better upbringing'

Characters

excellent, superior

birth, to give birth

excellent, superior

to raise, nurture

Examples

政府提倡优生优育。

Zhèngfǔ tíchàng yōushēng yōuyù.

The government promotes having healthy babies and raising them well.

做婚前检查是优生优育的第一步。

Zuò hūnqián jiǎnchá shì yōushēng yōuyù de dì yī bù.

Getting a premarital check-up is the first step toward healthy births and healthy child-rearing.

Tips

culture

An official slogan of China's family-planning era (1980s–2010s), originally paired with the one-child policy. Today used more broadly in public-health messaging for premarital exams, prenatal care, and genetic counseling. The translation 'eugenics' sounds harsh in English; in context the phrase means 'have a healthy baby and raise it well'.

Stroke Order

优 yōu

生 shēng

育 yù