Healthy living in Chinese 健康生活
jiànkāng shēnghuó
How do you stay well? 15 essential healthy living words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | healthy; health |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to exercise |
| 多喝水 | duō hē shuǐ | drink more water |
| 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
| 早睡早起 | zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ | early to bed, early to rise |
| 戒烟 | jiè yān | to quit smoking |
| 少喝酒 | shǎo hē jiǔ | drink less alcohol |
| 体检 | tǐ jiǎn | health check-up |
| 步数 | bù shù | step count |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit |
| 吃得健康 | chī de jiàn kāng | to eat healthily |
| 身材 | shēn cái | figure; build |
| 精神 | jīng shen | energy; vigour |
Example sentences
- 身体健康最重要。Good health is what matters most.
- 我每天锻炼一个小时。I exercise for an hour every day.
- 多喝水对身体好。Drinking more water is good for you.
- 早餐要有营养。Breakfast should be nutritious.
- 多吃蔬菜。Eat more vegetables.
- 我们要早睡早起。We should go to bed early and get up early.
- 他终于戒烟了。He finally quit smoking.
- 医生让他少喝酒。The doctor told him to drink less.
- 公司每年安排体检。The company arranges a check-up every year.
- 我今天的步数超过了一万。My step count went over ten thousand today.
- 保持好心情。Stay positive.
- 这是一个好习惯。That's a good habit.
- 我想吃得健康一点儿。I want to eat a bit more healthily.
- 她身材很好。She's in great shape.
- 你今天很有精神。You look full of energy today.
Practise speaking
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