身体是革命的本钱

Traditional form:

身體是革命的本錢

Pinyin (reading):

shēntǐshìgémìngdeběnqián

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 体 - body; group, class; form, style, system
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 钱 - money, currency, coins

Traditional characters:

• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 體 - body; group, class; form, style, system
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 錢 - money, currency, coins