健美 jiànměi healthy and beautiful
healthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; short for 健美运动
How to remember 健美: 健 strong + 美 beautiful = healthy and beautiful.
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How it is used
- Healthy and beautiful - a fit, toned physique - 身材健美 (shēncái jiànměi) a fit, well-toned figure.
- Also the sport: 健美 = bodybuilding (健美运动员, bodybuilder; 健美操, aerobics).
- Combines health with aesthetic muscle tone; a fitness/beauty register word, more athletic than plain 漂亮.
Example sentences
- 她每星期去作一次健美操。 Tā měixīngqī qùzuò yīcì jiànměicāo.She goes to aerobics once a week.