健身 (gin6 san1 | jian4 shen1) : bodybuilding

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健身

gin6 san1

jian4 shen1

bodybuilding

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

健身

This word has been viewed 4757 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Oct 2005 20:20 and last edited on 12th Mar 2011 02:35

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Characters in this word:

健 gin6 - strong; healthy
身 san1 - body; life; oneself

6 compounds containing this word:

健身室 - gym; fitness club
健身中心 - fitness centre; health spa
健身教練 - fitness instructor
健身活動 - bodybuilding
健身院 - a gymnasium
健身房 - gym

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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.

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.]

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