体检 tǐjiǎn short for 体格检查
How to remember 体检: 体 body + 检 inspect = short for 体格检查.
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How it is used
- 体检 (tǐjiǎn) is the everyday abbreviation for 体格检查 (tǐgé jiǎnchá) - a physical/medical checkup: 去医院做体检 (qù yīyuàn zuò tǐjiǎn) - go to the hospital for a checkup.
- It's used with the verb 做 or 参加, not 检查 alone; 体检 already functions as the whole noun for 'the checkup event.'
- Very common in workplace and school contexts, where annual 体检 (yearly checkups) are routinely required in China.