🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

健康风险

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiànkāng fēngxiǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Health-Risk/hɛlθ rɪsk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"吸烟是健康风险。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A situation or condition that increases the likelihood of adverse health outcomes.

    "Smoking is a significant health-risk that can lead to various diseases."
  2. 2

    An assessment of the potential for harm or injury related to health.

    "The health-risk assessment revealed several areas of concern for the community."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'health-risk' is a compound word formed from 'health', which originates from Old English 'hælu', meaning 'wholeness, a state of being sound', and 'risk', derived from the Italian 'risico', meaning 'danger, hazard'. The combination reflects the modern understanding of potential dangers to one's health.

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