How to Say ‘Is Dad's health still okay?’ in Traditional Chinese
爸的身體還好嗎？
bà de shēn tǐ hái hǎo ma
[bà de shēntǐ hái hǎo ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Spouses in Taiwan commonly call their in-laws 爸 and 媽 just like their own parents. Asking about an older parent's health shows care and is expected at family visits.
Phrase Breakdown
爸的身體
bà de shēn tǐ
Dad's health
爸 (bà) means 'Dad', 的 (de) shows possession, and 身體 (shēntǐ) means 'health' or 'body'.
我很擔心爸的身體。
I'm worried about Dad's health.
Words in this phrase
爸
bà
[bà]
dad
Casual word for father; also used for father-in-law.
爸在客廳看電視。
Dad is watching TV in the living room.
的
de
[de]
possessive particle
Indicates ownership, similar to 'of'.
這是我的書。
This is my book.
身體
shēn tǐ
[shēntǐ]
body; health
The physical body; often used to mean one's health.
他的身體很健康。
His body is very healthy.
還好嗎？
hái hǎo ma
is it okay?
還好 (hái hǎo) means 'alright' or 'okay'. 嗎 (ma) makes it a question.
你還好嗎？
Are you okay?
Words in this phrase
還好
hái hǎo
[hái hǎo]
okay; all right
Fine, not bad; used to ask or say that things are alright.
我最近還好。
I've been okay lately.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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