Chinese word

体检

Pronunciation

Pinyintǐ jiǎn

Meaning

  • nouncheckup

Example

我明天要去医院做体检。wǒ míng tiān yào qù yī yuàn zuò tí jiǎn

Tomorrow, I need to go to the hospital for a checkup.

Illustration for 体检 (checkup)

More examples

公司每年组织一次体检。gōng sī měi nián zǔ zhī yí cì tí jiǎn

The company organizes a checkup once a year.

Core concept

Several health examinations gathered into one organized assessment of bodily health.

Common phrases

  • 做体检zuò tí jiǎn

    have a checkup

  • 去体检qù tí jiǎn

    go for a checkup

  • 定期体检dìng qī tí jiǎn

    regular checkup

Similar words

检查jiǎn chá: An examination of a person or thing to find out its condition or symptoms.
诊断zhěn duàn: A judgment about a disease and its cause based on symptoms and test results.
检验jiǎn yàn: An examination of blood, urine, or another sample to check its contents or find abnormalities.
检测jiǎn cè: A measurement made with a machine or method to obtain a number or other data.

Definition in Chinese

医院、体检中心或用人单位为入职、体能评估或疾病筛查等目的而安排的一系列检查项目，用以评估个人的健康状况。yī yuàn tí jiǎn zhōng xīn huò yòng rén dān wèi wèi rù zhí tǐ néng píng gū huò jí bìng shāi chá děng mù dì ér ān pái de yí xì liè jiǎn chá xiàng mù yòng yǐ píng gū gè rén de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng

Word origin

体 (tǐ, "body") + 检 (jiǎn, "examine") makes the meaning transparent: the body is examined through multiple planned checks.

Usage tips

  • The purpose often comes first in 入职体检 (rùzhí tǐjiǎn, "pre-employment checkup"), making the type of assessment clear.

Other meanings

  • screeningnoun

Related words

  • 体检报告tí jiǎn bào gàocheckup reportnoun
  • 体检中心tí jiǎn zhōng xīncheckup centernoun

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