How to Say ‘Healthy; health’ in Traditional Chinese
健康
💬 Usage Tip: Works nicely with other positives: [健康快樂], [健康平安].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Health wishes are considered “practical luck”—very appreciated across ages.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
健康
[jiàn kāng]
healthy; health
Frequently used as a New Year blessing; can be paired with 快樂 as 健康快樂.
也祝你健康，少生病多運動。
Also wishing you good health—be sick less and exercise more.
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