护理学 hùlǐxué nursing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 护 護 hù verb to protect (bound form) To protect, guard, or shield from harm理 lǐ verbnoun to manage to manage; to run; to administer or handle affairs学 學 xué nounaffix branch of learning (bound form) a subject or branch of study; often used as a suffix for -logy, -ics, or -science