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How to Say ‘How is your health?’ in Simplified Chinese

您身体好吗？

nín shēn tǐ hǎo ma

[neen shun-tee how ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 您 (nín) is the respectful form of 你 "you", and it's the natural choice for parents-in-law and other elders.

🇨🇳 In China: Asking an older relative about their health is a standard, caring greeting in China. It isn't intrusive, and it shows you're paying attention to them.

Phrase Breakdown

您身体

nín shēn tǐ

your health (polite)

您 (nín) is the polite 'you'. 身体 (shēntǐ) means 'body / health'.

Example

您身体真好。

You're in really good health.

Words in this phrase

您

nín

[neen]

you (polite)

A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.

Example

很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。

It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.

身体

shēn tǐ

[shun-tee]

body; health

Can refer to the physical body or someone's general health condition.

Example

我的身体很好。

My health is very good.

好吗？

hǎo ma

is it good?

好 (hǎo) means 'good', and 吗 (ma) makes a yes/no question. Raise your voice slightly at the end.

Example

你好吗？

How are you?

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[how]

good; well

Used in greetings and to describe something as good or fine.

Example

你好，晚上好，欢迎光临。

Hello, good evening, welcome.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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