Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

健康

/jiànkāng/Roman

English meaning: Health

Definition

The state of physical, mental, and social well-being. China's healthcare system covers over 1.4 billion people through basic health insurance. China's rapid vaccine development and its global COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy (Sinovac, Sinopharm) are significant features of its health diplomacy and global influence.

Example

健康是人类最宝贵的财富。

In English: Health is humanity's most precious wealth.

Literary Heritage

知足者富。强行者有志。不失其所者久。死而不亡者寿。

/Zhī zú zhě fù. Qiǎng xíng zhě yǒu zhì. Bù shī qí suǒ zhě jiǔ. Sǐ ér bù wáng zhě shòu./

Those who know contentment are rich. Those who persevere have will. Those who do not lose their place endure. Those who die but are not forgotten have longevity.

老子 (Laozi) · Philosopher · 6th century BCE

道德经 (Tao Te Ching)

道德经, Chapter 33

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