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强健 (qiáng jiàn) — strong and healthy, robust

Definition

强健 describes a body that is both strong and healthy — used almost exclusively for physical condition. Stronger and more literary than 健康 ('healthy'), which covers general wellness.

adjective
strong and healthyrobust

Examples

  • ，强健。
    Tā měi tiān pǎo bù, shēn tǐ fēi cháng qiáng jiàn.
    He runs every day, so his body is very strong and healthy.
  • ，强健。
    Zhè wèi lǎo rén nián jì hěn dà, dàn shēn tǐ yī rán qiáng jiàn.
    This elderly person is very old, but his body is still robust.
  • 强健。
    Duō chī shuǐ guǒ shū cài néng ràng shēn tǐ gèng qiáng jiàn.
    Eating more fruits and vegetables can make the body stronger.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

强qiángstrong
健jiànhealthy

The 强 and 健 combine to mean strong and healthy.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
建
建jiàn健jiàn
Same sound today

The left part 亻 depicts a person, and the right part 建 gives the sound.

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Fitness & Exercise

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