健健康康

jiànjiànkāngkāng

adjective

Meanings

1 healthy (intensified)
2 in good health
3 hale and hearty

Characters

strong / healthy

well / at peace

Examples

HSK 3

孩子健健康康地长大就好。

Háizi jiànjiànkāngkāng de zhǎngdà jiù hǎo.

As long as the child grows up healthy, that's enough.

HSK 7-9

祝你健健康康，万事如意。

Zhù nǐ jiànjiànkāngkāng, wànshì rúyì.

Wishing you good health and that all goes well.

Tips

culture

AABB form of 健康. This is the go-to reduplication for birthday and New Year blessings (祝你...) - more heartfelt than plain 健康 because the stretched rhythm sounds like a genuine wish rather than a form-field answer.

Stroke Order

健 jiàn

康 kāng