How to say “healthy” in Chinese
healthy; health
“Healthy” in Chinese is 健康, jiàn kāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
健康 is read jiàn kāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 建 jiàn hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “健康”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 健康. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 健康是最重要的。jiànkāngshìzuìzhòngyàodeHealth is the most important thing.
- 祝你身体健康zhùnǐshēntǐjiànkāngWishing you good health!
- 为大家的健康干杯wèidàjiādejiànkānggānbēiTo everyone's health — bottoms up!
- 学校对学生的健康很重视xuéxiàoduìxuéshengdejiànkānghěnzhòngshìThe school pays close attention to students' health.
- 健康的饮食很重要jiànkāngdeyǐnshíhěnzhòngyàoA healthy diet is very important.
- 空气污染危害人们的健康。kōngqìwūrǎnwēihàirénmendejiànkāngAir pollution harms people’s health.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “healthy” in Chinese?
“Healthy” in Chinese is 健康, pinyin jiànkāng.
What does 健康 mean?
健康 (jiànkāng) means “healthy; health”.
How do you write 健康?
健康 is 2 characters: 健 (jiàn) — strong, healthy; 康 (kāng) — health, well-being. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 健康?
健康 is read jiànkāng. Tones: jiàn — fourth tone, kāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“healthy” in the lesson “Work out every day”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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