职业病 (zhí yè bìng) — occupational disease; professional quirk or bad habit developed from one's job
Definition
A noun that means both a literal medical condition caused by one's job AND a figurative 'occupational habit' — habits or quirks a person picks up from their profession (e.g. a teacher who always corrects pronunciation).
noun
occupational diseaseprofessional quirk or bad habit developed from one's job
Examples
- ，职业病。Tā yīn wèi cháng qī zài gōng chǎng gōng zuò, dé le zhí yè bìng.He developed an occupational disease because he worked in a factory for a long time.
- ，，职业病。Wǒ dāng lǎo shī shí jiān cháng le, zǒng shì bù yóu zì zhǔ dì jiū zhèng bié rén de fā yīn, zhè suàn shì zhí yè bìng ba.After being a teacher for so long, I can't help correcting other people's pronunciation — that must be a professional quirk.
- ，，职业病。Chéng xù yuán jiǔ zuò bú dòng, hěn róng yì dé yāo téng, zhè zhēn de shì yì zhǒng zhí yè bìng.Programmers sit for long periods without moving, easily getting back pain — that really is an occupational hazard.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
职业 (occupation) and 病 (disease) combine to mean a disease tied to work.
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