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The word 健身房 is formed by combining three meaningful characters: 健 (jiàn) meaning "health" or "strong", 身 (shēn) meaning "body", and 房 (fáng) meaning "room". These are assembled in a logical sequence where "health" modifies "body", creating the concept of "physical fitness", which is then assigned to a "room" or "space". Thus, the compound literally and conceptually means "a room for building bodily health", directly constructing the idea of a gym.

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我每天去健身房

Wǒ měi tiān qù jiànshēnfáng.

I go to the gym every day.

健身房里有很多人。

Jiànshēnfáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

There are many people in the gym.

我喜欢在健身房锻炼身体。

Wǒ xǐhuān zài jiànshēnfáng duànliàn shēntǐ.

I like to exercise at the gym.

为了保持身材,她常去健身房

Wèile bǎochí shēncái, tā cháng qù jiànshēnfáng.

To maintain her figure, she often goes to the gym.

尽管工作很忙,他每周仍去健身房三次。

Jǐnguǎn gōngzuò hěn máng, tā měi zhōu réng qù jiànshēnfáng sān cì.

Despite being busy with work, he still goes to the gym three times a week.

Word Definition - 健身房

jiàn shēn fáng gym; fitness club

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