健 (gin6 | jian4) : strong; healthy

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健

gin6

jian4

[1] strong; healthy [2] vigorous; capable [3] fond of; inclined to; liable to [4] [v] strengthen; toughen

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

健

This word has been viewed 16225 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:32

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身體健康 san1 tai2 gin6 hong1 shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1 = 'wishing you good health!' (festive greeting)

健康 gin6 hong1 jian4 kang1 = health, healthy, in good health

保健 bou2 gin6 bao3 jian4 = healthcare

健全 gin6 cyun4 jian4 quan2 = robust; strong

健壯 gin6 zong3 jian4 zhuang4 = strong; healthy; robust

健美 gin6 mei5 jian4 mei3 = strong and beautiful

健忘症 gin6 mong4 zing3 jian4 wang4 zheng4 = amnesia; memory loss

穩健 wan2 gin6 wen3 jian4 = firm, stable and steady

健怡可樂 gin6 ji4 ho2 lok6 = Diet Coke

健美操 gin6 mei5 cou1 = aerobics
See all 52 compounds (CantoDict reports 55 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 健

生果對健康有益
Fresh fruit is good for your health

牛奶有益健康國
Milk is good for your health.

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

生果係一種有益健康嘅食物粵
Fresh fruit is a kind of food that's beneficial to health.

做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother.
[In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.]

我最近戒咗煙，吸煙危害健康吖嘛! 粵
I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right !
[吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.]

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