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健康jiàn kānghealth

HSK 3word

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健康 (jiàn kāng) means "health" as a noun and "healthy" as an adjective. It describes the body or mind being well, as in 身体健康 (in good health) and 注意健康 (take care of your health), and it can describe healthy food or habits.

What does 健康 mean?

  1. 1.

    healthnoun

  2. 2.

    healthyadjective

What do the characters in 健康 mean?

  • 健healthy
  • 康healthy

How do you use 健康?

健康 can be an adjective (很健康) or a noun (对健康好); 身体健康 is a set wish for good health.

Patterns

  • 对健康 + 好 / 不好

    喝太多酒对健康不好。

    Hē tài duō jiǔ duì jiànkāng bù hǎo.

    Drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health.

What are some examples of 健康 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 2

    我爷爷八十岁了，身体还很健康。

    Wǒ yéye bāshí suì le, shēntǐ hái hěn jiànkāng.

    My grandpa is eighty and still very healthy.

  2. HSK 1

    多吃水果对健康好。

    Duō chī shuǐguǒ duì jiànkāng hǎo.

    Eating more fruit is good for your health.

  3. HSK 4

    这种吃法不健康。

    Zhè zhǒng chīfǎ bú jiànkāng.

    This way of eating isn't healthy.

How is 健康 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你每天都跑步吗？

    Nǐ měitiān dōu pǎobù ma?

    Do you run every day?

  2. Speaker B:

    对，跑步对健康很好。

    Duì, pǎobù duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.

    Yes, running is very good for your health.

  3. Speaker A:

    我也想跑，可是早上起不来。

    Wǒ yě xiǎng pǎo, kěshì zǎoshang qǐ bu lái.

    I want to run too, but I can't get up in the morning.

  4. Speaker B:

    那你晚上跟我一起跑吧。

    Nà nǐ wǎnshang gēn wǒ yìqǐ pǎo ba.

    Then run with me in the evening.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.