Meaning

2 senses
  1. (China)A QR code identifying someone's risk level during the COVID-19 pandemic in the PRC, colored in green, yellow, or red in increasing danger.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see health, code.

More definitions
  • set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The restaurant is fully compliant with health codes.

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Origin

Calque of Chinese 健康碼 /健康码 (jiànkāngmǎ).

Calque of Chinese 健康碼 /健康码 (jiànkāngmǎ).

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Forms

plural: health codes
Singularhealth code
Pluralhealth codes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc:sanitary code

See also

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