Meaning of 保健
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- health protection
- health care
- to maintain in good health
How to use 保健
保健 is often used before nouns to describe things related to health care, such as 保健品 (bǎojiànpǐn, health supplements) or 保健操 (bǎojiàncāo, health exercises). Example: 我妈妈每天吃保健品。(Wǒ māma měitiān chī bǎojiànpǐn.) My mom takes health supplements every day.
保 (bǎo) means to protect or keep, as in 保护 (bǎohù), and 健 (jiàn) means healthy, as in 健康 (jiànkāng). Put them together and you get "protect your health."
Common mistake: Learners often use 保健 when they just mean "health" in general, but for "I am healthy" or "good health" you need 健康 (jiànkāng), not 保健. Also, 健 (jiàn) is fourth tone and should not be confused with 建 (jiàn, to build), which lacks the person radical 亻.
保健 in example sentences
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保 bǎo · to defend · 9 strokes
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健 jiàn · strong · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 保健.
| 健康 | jiànkāng | health; healthy |
| 保护 | bǎohù | to protect; to defend |
| 保证 | bǎozhèng | guarantee; to guarantee |
| 保持 | bǎochí | to keep; to maintain |
| 确保 | quèbǎo | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 保安 | bǎo'ān | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) |
| 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | insurance; to insure |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain |
| 保存 | bǎocún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc) |
| 环保 | huánbǎo | environmental protection; environmentally friendly |
| 保密 | bǎomì | to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy |
| 保守 | bǎoshǒu | conservative; to guard |
Questions about 保健
What does 保健 mean?
保健 (bǎojiàn) means "health protection; health care" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 保健?
保健 is made of 2 characters: 保 (9 strokes), 健 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 保健 an HSK word?
Yes. 保健 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 保健 and 医疗?
保健 is about maintaining health and preventing problems, like exercise, diet, and supplements. 医疗 (yīliáo) refers to medical treatment of illness by doctors and hospitals.
What does 保健品 mean, and does it have any special connotation?
保健品 (bǎojiànpǐn) means health products or dietary supplements. In China they are very popular as gifts for older relatives, and the word sometimes carries a hint of skepticism because some products are heavily marketed with exaggerated claims.