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健身
jiànshēn
Main
English Definitionto exercise; to keep fit; to work out; physical exercise
Simplified Script健身
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiànshēn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gin6san1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=7
Word Decomposition
健jiànhealthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
身shēnbody; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; measure word for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
健康jiànkānghealth; healthy
健全jiànquánrobust; sound; to strengthen
健壮jiànzhuàngrobust; healthy; sturdy
健力宝jiàn lìbǎoChinese beverage producer
健美jiànměihealthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 健美运动
Words With Same Tail Word    
全身quánshēnwhole body; em (typography)
单身dānshēnunmarried; single
本身běnshēnitself; in itself; per se
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
出身chūshēnto be born; to come from; family background; class origin
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