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健美

jiànměi

fitness and beauty; bodybuilding; fit and graceful

A smiling strong person lifts a barbell
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Characters in this word

健 jiàn

Strokes
10
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 建 to build, to erect
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 健

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 她练习健美并不是为了炫耀肌肉,而是想重新掌握身体的力量。 Tā liànxí jiànměi bìng bú shì wèile xuànyào jīròu, ér shì xiǎng chóngxīn zhǎngwò shēntǐ de lìliàng. She practises bodybuilding not to show off her muscles, but to regain command over her body's strength.
  • 她的身材健美,每天坚持跑步和游泳。 Tā de shēncái jiànměi, měitiān jiānchí pǎobù hé yóuyǒng. She has a fit and graceful figure and keeps up running and swimming every day.
  • 那位老先生六十岁了,体态依然健美。 Nà wèi lǎo xiānsheng liùshí suì le, tǐtài yīrán jiànměi. That gentleman is sixty, yet his build is still fit and graceful.

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