hygiene
/ˈhaɪdʒiːn/noun
उच्चारण हाइजीन
स्वच्छता, साफ़-सफ़ाई, आरोग्य
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the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean in order to prevent illness and disease
स्वच्छता, साफ़-सफ़ाई, आरोग्य
- personal hygiene
- Poor hygiene spreads disease.
- Washing hands is a basic rule of hygiene.
+ 2 more examples
- The restaurant was closed for poor kitchen hygiene.
- The school teaches children about food hygiene.
Synonyms cleanliness sanitation sterility purity
Opposite dirtiness filth contamination squalor
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hygiene (uncountable noun)
Hygiene has no plural and takes a singular verb. Say personal hygiene, not hygienes.
'Hygiene' का plural नहीं होता और इसके साथ singular verb आती है; personal hygiene लिखें, hygienes नहीं।
- Good hygiene prevents many diseases.
- Hygiene is important in the school kitchen.
hygiene of + place / thing
Use of for what is kept clean.
जिस चीज़ को साफ़ रखा जाए उसके लिए of आता है।
- The inspector checked the hygiene of the canteen.
hygiene (noun) vs hygienic (adjective)
Hygiene is the practice; hygienic describes something clean enough to be safe, such as hygienic conditions.
'Hygiene' अभ्यास है; 'hygienic' ऐसी चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो सुरक्षित रहने लायक साफ़ हो, जैसे hygienic conditions।
- The kitchen must be kept hygienic.
- Hand hygiene is the first step to good health.
maintain / practise hygiene
Hygiene takes verbs such as maintain, practise, observe and improve. Practise is spelt with s as a verb in British English.
'Hygiene' के साथ maintain, practise, observe और improve जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं; British English में क्रिया 'practise' s से लिखी जाती है।
- Food sellers must practise basic hygiene.
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adjective + hygiene
personalpoorgoodbasicdentaloralfood
- Poor hygiene in the kitchen can cause food poisoning.
verb + hygiene
maintainpractiseimproveobserveneglectteach
- The school teaches children to observe hygiene.
hygiene + noun
standardsruleskitinspectioneducationproducts
- Hygiene standards were checked at the new restaurant.
hygiene + in / at
in schoolsin hospitalsin the kitchenat homeat work
- Hygiene in hospitals saves many lives.
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- Washing hands with soap is the simplest rule of hygiene.
साबुन से हाथ धोना hygiene का सबसे सरल नियम है।
- The health officer inspected the hygiene of the street food stalls.
स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी ने सड़क किनारे खाने की दुकानों की स्वच्छता की जाँच की।
- Radhika gave a short talk on dental hygiene in her school assembly.
राधिका ने विद्यालय की सभा में दंत स्वच्छता पर एक छोटा भाषण दिया।
- Poor hygiene in crowded camps spreads infection quickly.
भीड़ भरे शिविरों में स्वच्छता की कमी से संक्रमण तेज़ी से फैलता है।
- Menstrual hygiene is now discussed more openly in Indian schools.
भारतीय विद्यालयों में अब मासिक धर्म स्वच्छता पर अधिक खुलकर चर्चा होती है।
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✗ Please maintain hygienic in your surroundings.
✓ Please maintain hygiene in your surroundings.
After the verb maintain a noun is needed, so use hygiene, not the adjective hygienic.
Verb 'maintain' के बाद noun चाहिए, इसलिए hygiene लिखें, adjective hygienic नहीं।
✗ Keep your kitchen hygiene.
✓ Keep your kitchen hygienic.
After keep + object, an adjective is needed to describe the state.
Keep + object के बाद अवस्था बताने के लिए adjective चाहिए।
✗ Hygienes are important for health.
✓ Hygiene is important for health.
Hygiene is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Hygiene' uncountable है और इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
hy·giene
With y and -iene (not 'hygeine' or 'hygene'); the adjective hygienic.
y और अंत में -iene ('hygeine' या 'hygene' गलत है); adjective hygienic।
?Which word?
Keep apart hygiene (personal cleanliness to prevent disease) and sanitation (systems for clean water and disposing of waste).
Hygiene (रोग रोकने के लिए व्यक्तिगत स्वच्छता) और sanitation (स्वच्छ पानी और कचरा निपटान की व्यवस्था) को अलग रखिए।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health.
यूनानी स्वास्थ्य देवी Hygieia से।
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General knowledge
Menstrual Hygiene Day is 28 May; Swachh Bharat Mission (2014).
GK note: Menstrual Hygiene Day हर साल 28 मई को मनाया जाता है; Swachh Bharat Mission की शुरुआत 2014 में हुई थी, जिसका लक्ष्य साफ़-सफ़ाई और स्वच्छता बढ़ाना है।