How to say “gym” in Chinese

健身房

jiànshēnfáng

gym

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Health and habits”

“Gym” in Chinese is 健身房, jiàn shēn fáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

健身房 is read jiàn shēn fáng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

shēn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

fáng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

健

jiàn — strong, healthy

On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 建 jiàn hints at the sound.

身

shēn — body

房

fáng — house, room

On top, 户 “door”.

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 “健身房”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 健身房. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我每周去三次健身房wǒměizhōuqùsāncìjiànshēnfángI go to the gym three times a week.

More words from the lesson “At the gym”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “gym” in Chinese?

“Gym” in Chinese is 健身房, pinyin jiànshēnfáng.

What does 健身房 mean?

健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) means “gym”.

How do you write 健身房?

健身房 is 3 characters: 健 (jiàn) — strong, healthy; 身 (shēn) — body; 房 (fáng) — house, room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 健身房?

健身房 is read jiànshēnfáng. Tones: jiàn — fourth tone, shēn — first tone, fáng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“gym” in the lesson “At the gym”

This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. 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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