健壮 (jiàn zhuàng) — strong and healthy, robust, sturdy
Definition
健壮 describes a strong, well-built body (or by extension, a sturdy plant or animal), emphasizing physical vigor. Stronger and more physical than 健康 ('healthy' as a general state), and more concrete than 强壮.
adjective
strong and healthyrobuststurdy
Examples
- ，健壮。Tā jīng guò jǐ gè yuè de xùn liàn, shēn tǐ biàn de fēi cháng jiàn zhuàng.After months of training, his body became very strong and healthy.
- 健壮，。Zhè kē lǎo shù yī rán jiàn zhuàng, měi nián dōu jié hěn duō guǒ zi.This old tree is still robust and bears a lot of fruit every year.
- ，健壮。Suī rán tā yǐ jīng qī shí suì le, dàn shēn tǐ réng rán hěn jiàn zhuàng.Although he is already seventy years old, his body is still very sturdy.
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