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健康

jiàn kāng · jian kang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. health
  2. healthy
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I run every morning

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)跑步(pǎobù)。这样(zhèyàng)很(hěn)健康(jiànkāng)。

    I run every morning now. It is healthy.

  2. Liangliang

    每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)？你(nǐ)五点(wǔdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)吗(ma)？

    Every morning? Do you get up at five?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！早睡早起(zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ)对(duì)健康(jiànkāng)好(hǎo)。

    Yes! Early to bed and early to rise is good for your health.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)为什么(wèishénme)拿(ná)着(zhe)炸鸡(zhájī)？

    Then why are you holding fried chicken?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)跑(pǎo)着(zhe)来(lái)买(mǎi)的(de)，所以(suǒyǐ)很(hěn)健康(jiànkāng)！

    I ran here to buy it, so it is healthy!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)健(jiàn)康(kāng)状(zhuàng)况(kuàng)不(bù)佳(jiā)，他(tā)没(méi)去(qù)成(chéng)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)。

Poor health prohibited him from traveling.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)东(dōng)西(xi)对(duì)健(jiàn)康(kāng)有(yǒu)害(hài)吗(ma)？

Will this stuff jeopardize my health?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sixtynine · English by sixtynine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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健
jiàn

healthy; to invigorate

康
kāng

healthy; peaceful

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