How to Say ‘Is your health okay?’ in Traditional Chinese
身體還好嗎
shēn tǐ hái hǎo ma
[shen-tee hye how ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting a topic before [還好嗎] is an easy pattern for checking on someone: [身體還好嗎？] [工作還好嗎？] [家裡還好嗎？]. It sounds gentler than a very direct yes/no health question.
Phrase Breakdown
身體
shēn tǐ
[shen-tee]
health; body
身體 refers to health here, especially when politely checking on someone's condition.
每次回家，我都會先問爸媽身體還好嗎。
Every time I go home, I first ask my parents whether their health is okay.
還好
hái hǎo
[hye how]
okay; doing well
還好 asks whether the health condition is okay.
阿姨看起來氣色不錯，身體還好嗎？
Aunt looks like she's in good color; is her health okay?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
嗎 makes 身體還好嗎 into a polite yes-no question about health.
跟長輩聊天時，問身體還好嗎很自然。
When chatting with elders, asking 'Is your health okay?' sounds very natural.
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