Chinese word

全脂

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán zhī

Meaning

  • adjectivefull-fat

Example

我只喝全脂牛奶。wǒ zhǐ hē quán zhī niú nǎi

I only drink full-fat milk.

Illustration for 全脂 (full-fat)

More examples

咖啡里加全脂奶油更顺滑。kā fēi lǐ jiā quán zhī nǎi yóu gèng shùn huá

Adding full-fat cream to coffee makes it smoother.

Core concept

The original fat in a food stays present, giving the product its full-fat character.

Common phrases

  • 全脂牛奶quán zhī niú nǎi

    full-fat milk

  • 全脂奶粉quán zhī nái fěn

    full-fat powdered milk

  • 全脂奶油quán zhī nǎi yóu

    full-fat cream

Similar words

低脂dī zhī: Describes food with some fat removed to reduce calories and a greasy taste.
脱脂tuō zhī: Describes food with almost all its fat removed, giving it a light, mild taste.

Definition in Chinese

指含有较多脂肪成分的状态，常用于食品标注，表示脂肪没有被去除或保留了全部乳脂，例如全脂牛奶。zhǐ hán yǒu jiào duō zhī fáng chéng fèn de zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú shí pǐn biāo zhù biǎo shì zhī fáng méi yǒu bèi qù chú huò bǎo liú le quán bù rǔ zhī lì rú quán zhī niú nǎi

Word origin

全 (quán, "whole") + 脂 (zhī, "fat") forms a compound that marks food with its fat retained.

Usage tips

  • On packages and menus, this compact adjective normally comes before the food name, so the two parts are read as one product description.

Opposites

Related words

  • 全脂牛奶quán zhī niú nǎifull-fat milknoun
  • 全脂奶油quán zhī nǎi yóufull-fat creamnoun

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