身体是革命的本钱 shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the body is the revolution's capital
  2. fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)

CHARACTERS

身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
体 tǐ body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
是 shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177
命 mìng life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix
本 běn root, origin, source; basis
钱 qián money, currency, coins