胖

pàng

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胖

pàng Adjective fat; plump

胖

pán healthy; at ease

Definitions

1. fat
2. plump

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Antonyms

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• 瘦 shòu 瘦 shòu thin Thin, lean (opposite of fat): thin

Register variants

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• 丰满 fēng mǎn 丰满 fēng mǎn Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province Euphemistic, often for women; implies well-proportioned rather than fat: Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

Related words

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• 肥 féi 肥 féi fat Use 肥 for animal fat or meat; 胖 is for people.: fat

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Use 胖 for people, not 肥; 肥 usually refers to animal fat or rich food and is impolite when describing people.

Formality

胖 is neutral; 丰满 is a polite, formal euphemism for a person, often used for women.

Example Sentences

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她长 胖 了。

She has gained weight.

他最忌讳别人说他 胖 。

He hates it most when others call him fat.

湯姆很 胖 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2771035)

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Words Containing 胖

• 肥胖 肥胖 féi pàng: fat; obese
• 胖子 胖子 pàng zi: fat person
• 一口吃不成胖子 一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi: lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
• 一口吃个胖子 一口吃个胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi: lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
• 小胖爪 小胖爪 xiǎo pàng zhuǎ: (coll.) hand
• 微胖 微胖 wēi pàng: slightly chubby; stoutish
• 心宽体胖 心宽体胖 xīn kuān tǐ pán: big-hearted and serene (idiom); contented and easygoing
• 心广体胖 心广体胖 xīn guǎng tǐ pán: big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easygoing
• 打肿脸充胖子 打肿脸充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi: lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
• 病态肥胖 病态肥胖 bìng tài féi pàng: morbidly obese (medicine)
• 发胖 发胖 fā pàng: to put on weight
• 矮胖 矮胖 ǎi pàng: short and stout
• 肥胖症 肥胖症 féi pàng zhèng: obesity
• 胖乎乎 胖乎乎 pàng hū hū: chubby
• 胖人 胖人 pàng rén: overweight person
• 胖嘟嘟 胖嘟嘟 pàng dū dū: plump
• 胖墩墩 胖墩墩 pàng dūn dūn: short and stout
• 胖大海 胖大海 pàng dà hǎi: malva nut
• 胖次 胖次 pàng cì: (Internet slang) panties (loanword)
• 胖头鱼 胖头鱼 pàng tóu yú: see 鱅魚|鳙鱼[yōng yú]
• 说你胖你就喘 说你胖你就喘 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn: lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)
• 过胖暴食症 过胖暴食症 guò pàng bào shí zhèng: binge eating disorder (BED)
• 高矮胖瘦 高矮胖瘦 gāo ǎi pàng shòu: one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)