Chinese word

肥胖

Pronunciation

Pinyinféi pàng

Meaning

  • adjectiveobese

Example

她小时候就很肥胖。tā xiǎo shí hòu jiù hěn féi pàng

She was already obese as a child.

Illustration for 肥胖 (obese)

More examples

通过手术和药物治疗，部分肥胖患者体重显著下降。tōng guò shǒu shù hé yào wù zhì liáo bù fèn féi pàng huàn zhě tǐ zhòng xiǎn zhù xià jiàng

Through surgery and medication, some obese patients lost a significant amount of weight.

Core concept

A body enlarged throughout by excess fat beyond a healthy range.

Common phrases

  • 越来越肥胖yuè lái yuè féi pàng

    increasingly obese

  • 极其肥胖jí qí féi pàng

    extremely obese

Similar words

胖pàng: Looking round and large because the body has extra fat.
超重chāo zhòng: Being heavier than the healthy or accepted weight range.

Definition in Chinese

指由于脂肪过多造成身体超出正常或健康范围的肥大状态，也可作名词使用。zhǐ yóu yú zhī fáng guò duō zào chéng shēn tǐ chāo chū zhèng cháng huò jiàn kāng fàn wéi de féi dà zhuàng tài yě kě zuò míng cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

肥 (féi, "fat") + 胖 (pàng, "plump") combine two body-related ideas to express abnormal heaviness caused by too much fat.

Usage tips

  • 肥胖 (féipàng, "obese; obesity") is about excess body fat and health, not simply a high number on a scale, so it does not describe every person who is overweight.

Other meanings

  • obesitynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 肥胖症féi pàng zhèngobesitynoun

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