How to Say ‘Wishing you good health.’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你身體健康。
💬 Usage Tip: A very standard blessing. You can also shorten it to [身體健康！] in casual speech.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: A respectful, universally appropriate wish—especially nice for parents, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors.
Phrase Breakdown
祝你
wish you…
A common pattern to express a wish: 「祝你 + (good thing)」.
祝你一路順風。
Wishing you a smooth journey.
身體
body; health (in context)
Literally “body.” In greetings it often relates to one’s health, e.g., 「身體健康」.
最近身體還好嗎？
How has your health been recently?
健康
healthy; health
Means “health/healthy.” Often used as a blessing: 「身體健康」.
希望你平安健康。
Hope you’re safe and healthy.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
祝
[zhù]
to wish
Introduces a blessing/wish; the sentence means “Wishing you good health.”
過年我都會說：祝你身體健康。
During New Year, I always say: Wishing you good health.
你
[nǐ]
you
Makes the wish directed to the listener: “wish you …”
祝你身體健康，新年快樂！
Wishing you good health—Happy New Year!
身體
[shēn tǐ]
body; health (in phrases)
In 身體健康, 身體 refers to one’s physical condition.
希望你身體健康，天天都有精神。
Hope you’re healthy and energetic every day.
健康
[jiàn kāng]
health; healthy
A key word in New Year blessings; 健康 can be a noun (“health”) or adjective (“healthy”).
長輩最愛聽健康，祝你身體健康。
Elders most like hearing “health”—wishing you good health.
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