卫生学 (wèi shēng xué) — hygiene (as an academic discipline); sanitary science
Definition
An academic discipline: the scientific study of hygiene, sanitation, and disease prevention. Think of it as the scholarly counterpart to everyday 卫生 — courses and majors, not personal habits.
noun
hygiene (as an academic discipline)sanitary science
Examples
- 卫生学。Tā zài dà xué zhǔ xiū wèi shēng xué.He majored in hygiene at university.
- 卫生学。wèi shēng xué Yán jiū rú hé yù fáng jí bìng chuán bō.Hygiene studies how to prevent the spread of disease.
- 。Zhè mén wèi shēng xué kè chéng hán gài le gōng gòng wèi shēng de jī běn zhī shi.This hygiene course covers the basics of public health.
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