健康 (jiànkāng) — healthy; health

健康 (jiànkāng)

健康 functions both as an adjective (healthy) and a noun (health). As an adjective it modifies people and lifestyles: 你身体很健康 (you are in good health). As a noun it follows 为了 (for the sake of) or 注意 (pay attention to): 注意健康 (take care of your health).

Meanings

1. [adj] Healthy; in good health — physically or mentally well.
2. [n] Health — one's state of physical or mental well-being.

Example Sentences

你要注意健康。 Nǐ yào zhùyì jiànkāng. You should pay attention to your health.

运动对健康很有好处。 Yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn yǒu hǎochù. Exercise is very beneficial for health.

他的身体非常健康。 Tā de shēntǐ fēicháng jiànkāng. He is in very good health.

为了健康，她每天早起跑步。 Wèile jiànkāng, tā měitiān zǎo qǐ pǎobù. For the sake of her health, she gets up early to run every day.

Collocations

Memory Hook

健 contains the radical for "person" next to 建 (build) — a healthy person actively builds up their body every day.