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健身

jiàn shēn

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

健身 (jiàn shēn) means "to exercise; to keep fit; to work out". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 健身 means

1. to exercise
2. to keep fit
3. to work out
4. physical exercise

The characters in 健身

• 健jiànhealthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Example sentences

• 我去注册一家健身房。
  Wǒqù zhùcè yījiā jiànshēnfáng.
  I'm going to register at a gym.
• 你今天去不去健身房？
  Are you going to the gym today?
• 欣怡最近瘦好多喔，是去健身房还是失恋啊？
  Hsin-yi got so much slimmer lately. Is it gym or heartbreak?
• 因为有互相帮助的机会也有正常竞争，所以我觉得跟朋友去健身房是最好的办法。
  Yīnwèi yǒu hùxiāng bāngzhù de jīhuì yě yǒu zhèngcháng jìngzhēng, suǒyǐ wǒ juéde gēn péngyou qù jiànshēnfáng shì zuì hǎo de bànfǎ.
  Because there's the chance to help each other, as well as some healthy competition, I think going to the gym with friends is the best way.
• 要说锻炼身体，虽然我痛恨大部分的运动，觉得它们真的无聊，但是我喜欢去健身房举重。
  Yàoshuō duànliàn shēntǐ, suīrán wǒ tònghèn dàbùfen de yùndòng, juéde tāmen zhēn de wúliáo, dànshì wǒ xǐhuan qù jiànshēnfáng jǔzhòng.
  As for physical exercise, although I loathe most sports (I think they're really boring), I do like going to the gym to lift weights.
• 生意停顿了以后，许多公共浴堂都添置了桑拿浴室、健身器材等的新设备，希望能吸引多点人来光顾。
  Shēngyi tíngdùn le yǐhòu, xǔduō gōnggòng yù táng dōu tiānzhì le sāngná yùshì, jiànshēn qìcái děng de xīn shèbèi, xīwàng néng xīyǐn duō diǎn rén lái guānggù.
  After business came to a halt, many bathhouses added new facilities, such as saunas and exercise equipment, in an effort to attract customers.

Words starting with 健身

• 健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club
• 健身室jiàn shēn shìgym
• 健身馆jiàn shēn guǎngym (health center)

Words containing 健身

• 有氧健身操yǒu yǎng jiàn shēn cāoaerobics

Sounds the same

Read jiàn shēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 剑身sword blade

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