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jiànshēn

健身jiànshēnjiànshēn
to work out
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Usages of jiànshēn

下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　他tā　常常chángcháng　去qù　附近fùjìn　的de　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　健身jiànshēn。xiàbān yǐhòu, tā chángcháng qù fùjìn de tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn.
After work he often goes to the nearby gym to work out.
她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　很hěn　吵chǎo　的de　地方dìfang　健身jiànshēn，　觉jué得de　公园gōngyuán　比bǐ　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　安静ānjìng。tā bù xǐhuan zài hěn chǎo de dìfang jiànshēn, juéde gōngyuán bǐ tǐyùguǎn ānjìng.
She doesn’t like working out in very noisy places and feels the park is quieter than the gym.
自从zìcóng　她tā　开始kāishǐ　在zài　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　健身jiànshēn　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　身体shēntǐ　比bǐ　以前yǐqián　轻松qīngsōng　多duō　了le。zìcóng tā kāishǐ zài tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn yǐhòu, juéde shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián qīngsōng duō le.
Since she started working out at the gym, she feels her body is much more relaxed than before.

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