Chinese word

减肥

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn féi

Meaning

  • verblose weight

Example

我在减肥，所以今天不吃晚饭。wǒ zài jiǎn féi suó yǐ jīn tiān bù chī wǎn fàn

I'm trying to lose weight, so I'm not eating dinner today.

Illustration for 减肥 (lose weight)

More examples

为了健康，很多人通过运动来减肥。wèi le jiàn kāng hěn duō rén tōng guò yùn dòng lái jiǎn féi

For their health, many people lose weight by exercising.

Core concept

A gradual move toward a lighter body as stored fat decreases through lower intake or greater activity.

Common phrases

  • 开始减肥kāi shǐ jiǎn féi

    start dieting

  • 通过运动减肥tōng guò yùn dòng jiǎn féi

    lose weight by exercising

  • 坚持减肥jiān chí jiǎn féi

    stick to a diet

Similar words

节食jié shí: Limit the amount or types of food eaten in an effort to lose weight.
锻炼duàn liàn: Exercise the body to build strength or improve endurance.

Definition in Chinese

通过减少摄入或增加消耗，使体内脂肪或体重逐渐下降的行为或过程。tōng guò jián shǎo shè rù huò zēng jiā xiāo hào shǐ tǐ nèi zhī fáng huò tǐ zhòng zhú jiàn xià jiàng de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound 减 (jiǎn, "reduce") + 肥 (féi, "fat") literally joins the ideas of reducing and body fat.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this often gives a reason for declining a rich meal and usually describes an ongoing effort rather than one skipped meal.

Other meanings

  • weight lossnoun

Opposites

  • 增肥zēng féigain weightverb
  • 发胖fā pàngput on weightverb

Related words

  • 减肥药jiǎn féi yàoweight-loss pillsnoun
  • 减肥计划jiǎn féi jì huàdiet plannoun

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