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

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)

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

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

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

Synonyms