健身

Chinese

		healthy	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (健身)		健	身
simp. #(健身)		健	身

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin⁶ san¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiān-sin / kiàn-sin

  (Teochew, Peng'im): giang⁶ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànshen
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: jyàn-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshen
    • Palladius: цзяньшэнь (czjanʹšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin⁶ san¹
    • Yale: gihn sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin⁶ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² sɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kiān-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiernsyn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giang⁶ sing¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiăng sing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³/

Verb

健⫽身 (verb-object)

1. to keep fit; to exercise; to work out

   健身器材  ―  jiànshēn qìcái  ―  exercise equipment

Synonyms

• 鍛鍊／锻炼 (duànliàn)
• 活動／活动 (huódòng)
• 運動／运动 (yùndòng)

Derived terms

• 健身中心 (jiànshēn zhōngxīn)
• 健身房 (jiànshēnfáng)
• 健身操 (jiànshēncāo)
• 健身法 (jiànshēnfǎ)
• 健身院

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiāⁿ-sin

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gian⁷ sing¹

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiāⁿ-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kiānn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviaxsyn
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gian⁷ sing¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiāⁿ sing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã¹¹ siŋ³³/

Adjective

健身

1. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) burly; well-built; strong and healthy; robust

Synonyms

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• 健壯／健壮 (jiànzhuàng)
• 健斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 健朗 (jiànlǎng)
• 𠕇擢 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 勇健 (Hokkien)
• 勇壯／勇壮 (Hokkien, literary)
• 勇跤 (Hokkien)
• 堅實／坚实 (jiānshí)
• 壯健／壮健 (zhuàngjiàn)
• 壯大／壮大 (zhuàngdà)
• 壯實／壮实 (zhuàngshi)
• 強健／强健 (qiángjiàn)
• 強勁／强劲 (qiángjìng)
• 強壯／强壮 (qiángzhuàng)
• 皮實／皮实 (píshi)
• 矯健／矫健 (jiǎojiàn)
• 矯捷／矫捷 (jiǎojié)
• 砸磳 (Hakka)
• 砸身 (Hakka)
• 硬掙／硬挣 (Hokkien)
• 硬插 (Hokkien)
• 硬朗
• 硬程 (Hakka)
• 粗大 (cūdà)
• 精壯／精壮 (jīngzhuàng)
• 結實／结实
• 緊實／紧实 (jǐnshí)
• 肥壯／肥壮 (féizhuàng)
• 肥美 (féiměi)
• 茁壯／茁壮 (zhuózhuàng)
• 鋼鐵／钢铁 (gāngtiě) (literary, figuratively)
• 雄健 (xióngjiàn)
• 雄強／雄强 (xióngqiáng)
• 鼎盛 (dǐngshèng)