Thể trạng này khá tốt.

Thể trạng refers to someone’s physical condition, constitution, or overall bodily state. It is often used when talking about a person’s build, stamina, or general physical health from a somewhat clinical or evaluative point of view.

It is a little more formal and specific than just sức khỏe.

• thể trạng = physical condition / constitution
• sức khỏe = health

So in this sentence, the speaker is commenting on someone’s physical condition rather than making a broad statement about all aspects of their health.

Vietnamese often does not use a verb like to be when linking a noun phrase to an adjective.

So:

• Thể trạng này khá tốt. literally follows the pattern:
• physical condition + this + fairly + good

In natural English, we say This physical condition is fairly good, but Vietnamese does not need an extra word for is here.

This is very common in Vietnamese:

• Trời đẹp. = The weather is nice.
• Cô ấy cao. = She is tall.
• Món này ngon. = This dish is tasty.

In Vietnamese, demonstratives like này usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• thể trạng này = this physical condition

This is the normal Vietnamese pattern:

• người này = this person
• cuốn sách này = this book
• món ăn này = this dish

English uses this + noun, but Vietnamese usually uses noun + này.

Khá means something like fairly, quite, or rather.

It softens the adjective and makes the statement less absolute than simply saying tốt.

Compare:

• tốt = good
• khá tốt = fairly good / quite good / reasonably good

So khá suggests a positive evaluation, but not an extremely strong one. It sounds a bit measured and realistic.

Tốt is stronger and more direct: good.

Khá tốt is slightly more moderate:

• fairly good
• quite good
• reasonably good

Depending on context, khá tốt can suggest:

• not perfect, but good
• better than average
• acceptable in a positive way

So if someone says Thể trạng này tốt, it sounds more definite. If they say Thể trạng này khá tốt, it sounds a little more cautious or nuanced.

That is a very common learner question.

Khỏe usually describes a person as being healthy or strong:

• Anh ấy khỏe. = He is healthy / strong.

Tốt means good, and it is often used to evaluate a condition, situation, or quality:

• sức khỏe tốt = good health
• thể trạng tốt = good physical condition

So with thể trạng, tốt is very natural because the speaker is evaluating the quality of the condition.

You can talk about health with khỏe, but the structure is usually different:

• Anh ấy khá khỏe. = He is fairly healthy/strong.

Yes, but it sounds a bit more formal or medical/evaluative than very casual speech.

Thể trạng is not overly technical, but it is less casual than words you might hear in simple everyday talk.

Depending on context, people might also say things like:

• Sức khỏe này khá tốt.
• Anh ấy khá khỏe.
• Tình trạng sức khỏe khá tốt.

So Thể trạng này khá tốt is natural, especially in contexts like:

• health discussions
• fitness evaluations
• doctor or trainer comments
• formal descriptions

The structure is:

noun phrase + demonstrative + degree word + adjective

So:

• thể trạng = physical condition
• này = this
• khá = fairly
• tốt = good

Putting it together:

• Thể trạng này khá tốt.

This kind of pattern is very common in Vietnamese.

Examples:

• Món này khá ngon. = This dish is fairly tasty.
• Bài này khá khó. = This lesson is fairly difficult.
• Tình hình này khá ổn. = This situation is fairly okay.

Yes, indirectly.

It does not mean this person. It means this person’s physical condition or this physical state.

So if someone is looking at a patient, athlete, or child, they might say:

• Thể trạng này khá tốt.

That means the person’s bodily condition/build/constitution is fairly good.

It refers to an aspect of the person, not the person as a whole.

Yes. That would mean This physical condition is very good.

Compare:

• khá tốt = fairly good / quite good
• rất tốt = very good

Rất tốt is stronger and more enthusiastic. Khá tốt is a bit more reserved.

Both are grammatical; the choice depends on how strong you want the evaluation to be.

Normally, khá should stay before the adjective it modifies.

So:

• Thể trạng này khá tốt. ✅

But:

• Thể trạng khá này tốt. ❌
• Thể trạng này tốt khá. ❌

In Vietnamese, degree words like khá, rất, hơi, and quá usually come before the adjective:

• rất tốt
• khá đẹp
• hơi khó

So the placement in the original sentence is correct and natural.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Thể: similar to theh with a dipping-rising tone
• trạng: roughly chahng or trahng with a heavy low tone
• này: like nye with a rising tone
• khá: like khah with a rising tone
• tốt: like toht with a short, clipped heavy tone

A few things may be difficult for English speakers:

• th in Vietnamese is not like English th in think
• tr varies by accent, but is often more like a retroflex or affricate sound
• tones matter a lot, especially on thể, trạng, khá, and tốt

If you want to sound natural, focus not only on the consonants and vowels, but also on the tone pattern across the whole sentence.

They are related, but not identical.

Sức khỏe means health in a broader sense. Thể trạng focuses more on physical condition, constitution, or bodily state.

Very roughly:

• sức khỏe = health
• thể trạng = physical condition / constitution

For example:

• Sức khỏe của cô ấy tốt. = Her health is good.
• Thể trạng của cô ấy tốt. = Her physical condition/constitution is good.

In many situations they overlap, but thể trạng can sound more specific to physique, endurance, or bodily condition.