Yajie: And wo shi Yajie. There are many different forms of working out and different pieces of equipment to use, so this will be a busy but a useful week.
Chris: Good. Let’s start with Key Words of the Day.
Key Words of the Day
Gym 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2). weightlifting 举重(ju3zhong4) aerobics有氧运动(you3yang2 yun4 dong4) How much do you weigh? 你体重多少？(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?) I often go to the gym. 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chang2 qu4 jian4 shen1 fang2) All in today’s Chinese Studio.
Chris: Okay Yajie… let’s start by learning the Chinese term for “gym”.
Yajie: Gym in Chinese is 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2).
Chris: 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2).
Yajie: 健身 (jian4 shen1) means to work out, to build up your body shape.
Chris: 健身 (jian4 shen1 ). Then what does 房(fang2) mean?
Yajie: 房 (fang2) is an indoor place for doing activities.
Chris: 房 (fang2)
Yajie: So gym is 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2).
Chris: I see, 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2). Well, sometimes I go to the gym for weightlifting. So I wonder what its Chinese word.
Yajie: It’s 举重(ju3zhong4),weightlifting.
Chris: 举重(ju3zhong4)
Yajie: 举(ju3), ju, the third tone. It means to lift.
Chris: 举(ju3)
Yajie: 重 (zhong4), the fourth tone, means the weight.
Chris: 重 (zhong4)
Yajie: 举重(ju3zhong4), weightlifting.
Chris: 举重(ju3zhong4). Yajie, I hear that more and more Chinese people go to gym and take aerobics.
Yajie: Yes. They do it to keep fitness, to be slim….
Chris: Well, then I was wondering how do you say aerobics in Chinese?
Yajie: It’s 有氧运动(you3yang2 yun4dong4). 有氧（you2 yang3）literally means to “have oxygen”. As you can see that this sports “运动（yun4 dong4）” can produce more oxygen and air while doing it. 有氧运动(you3yang2 yun4dong4), aerobics.
Chris: 有氧运动(you3yang2 yun4dong4)
Conversation1:
Chris: Yajie, how much do you weigh?
Yajie: Chris, that’s a secret! I can’t tell you…although I’m very skinny.
Chris: sorry, I mean… how do I ask that in Chinese.
Yajie: oh, you can say你体重多少？(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?)
Chris: 你体重多少？(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?)
Yajie: 你 (ni3), you.
Chris: 你 (ni3)
Yajie: 体重 (ti3zhong4), weight.
Chris: 体重 (ti3zhong4)
Yajie: 多少 (duo1shao), how much?
Chris: 多少 (duo1shao
Yajie: 你体重多少？(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?)
Chris: 你体重多少？(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?) How much do you weigh?
Conversation2:
Yajie: Chris, one of the secrets to keep skinny is that I often go to the gym. 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.)
Chris: 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.)
Yajie: 我 （wo3）, I.
Chris: 我 （wo3）
Yajie: 经常(jing1chang2), often.
Chris: 经常(jing1chang2)
Yajie: 去 (qu4), to go to.
Chris: 去 (qu4)
Yajie: 健身房（jian4 shen1 fang2）, gym.
Chris健身房（jian4 shen1 fang2）
Yajie: 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.) I often go to the gym.
Chris: 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.)
Conversation3:
Key Words Reminder
Gym 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2). weightlifting 举重(ju3zhong4) aerobics有氧运动(you3yang2 yun4 dong4) How much do you weigh? 你体重多少？(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?) I often go to the gym. 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chang2 qu4 jian4 shen1 fang2) All in today’s Chinese Studio.
