tai2 gim2體檢体检
Jyutpingtai2 gim2
Yaletái gím
Definition
Physical examination or health check; body check.
neutralhealth
How it's used
While 體檢 is a common abbreviation, it is primarily used in formal or semi-formal contexts like workplace requirements or insurance paperwork. In casual conversation, people often just say 檢查身體 to describe the act of going to the doctor for a checkup. It is rarely used as a verb on its own without a supporting verb like 做.
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ci3次chiExamples
When are you going to book your body check?
The company arranges body checks for employees every year.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 驗身, which is another common term for a medical checkup but often carries a specific connotation of testing for diseases or pregnancy.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
