身体

• 拼音: shēn tǐ
• 汉字拆解: 身 = pictograph of a person's body; 体 = 亻(person) + 本 (root), meaning the body or form of a person

含义

Body; health. Refers to the physical body or one's state of health.

Used in two main ways: to refer to the physical body itself, and more commonly to refer to one's health condition. The phrase 身体好 means 'in good health' and 身体不好 means 'in poor health.' A very common topic in Chinese greetings and well-wishes.

例句

1. 你身体好吗？
2. 他的身体很好。
3. 要多运动，身体才健康。

用法指南

语境: health, greetings

语气: caring

正确说法

• 注意身体。(Take care of your health.)
• 身体是最重要的。(Health is the most important thing.)

错误说法

• 你的身体是好的。(Unnatural — say 你身体很好 or 你的身体很好, using 很 instead of 是...的)

起源与历史

A compound of 身 (body/person) and 体 (body/form), both characters reinforcing the concept of the physical body.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal