健康 jiàn kāng
“health; healthy”
adjective, adjective / noun, adverbial adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
健康 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 702: 健康 jiànkāng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 97
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 健康
健康 means "health" as a noun and "healthy" as an adjective — it describes a person's or body's condition, or something good for the body. It is most often used after 身体 or with 很/更: 身体很健康, 保持健康, 健康食品. As a noun it commonly appears in 对健康有好处 (be good for your health).
例句Example sentences
- 我爷爷今年八十岁，身体还很健康。wǒ yé ye jīn nián bā shí suì, shēn tǐ hái hěn jiàn kāng.My grandpa is eighty this year and still very healthy.
- 每天运动，你会更健康。měi tiān yùn dòng, nǐ huì gèng jiàn kāng.If you exercise every day, you'll be healthier.
- 健康比钱更重要。jiàn kāng bǐ qián gèng zhòng yào.Health is more important than money.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他比以前很健康。
✓他比以前更健康。
In a 比 comparison, use 更 (or nothing) before the adjective, never 很.