Chinese word

脂肪

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhī fáng

Meaning

  • nounfat

Example

他想通过跑步减少身上的脂肪。tā xiǎng tōng guò pǎo bù jián shǎo shēn shàng de zhī fáng

He wants to reduce body fat by running.

Illustration for 脂肪 (fat)

More examples

营养标签上标明了每份食品的脂肪含量。yíng yǎng biāo qiān shàng biāo míng liǎo měi fèn shí pǐn de zhī fáng hán liàng

The nutrition label lists the fat content per serving.

Core concept

A concentrated oily reserve that can exist as body tissue or as part of food.

Common phrases

  • 体内脂肪tǐ nèi zhī fáng

    body fat

  • 脂肪含量zhī fáng hán liàng

    fat content

  • 高脂肪饮食gāo zhī fáng yǐn shí

    high-fat diet

Similar words

体脂肪tǐ zhī fáng: The amount of fat stored in a person's body, especially as measured or judged by appearance.
脂肪组织zhī fáng zǔ zhī: Tissue made of fat cells beneath the skin or around internal organs.

Definition in Chinese

指存在于生物体内或食物中的油脂性组织或物质，多指蓄积在体内的脂肪组织和以脂类形式储存的能量。zhǐ cún zài yú shēng wù tǐ nèi huò shí wù zhōng de yóu zhī xìng zǔ zhī huò wù zhì duō zhǐ xù jī zài tǐ nèi de zhī fáng zǔ zhī hé yǐ zhī lèi xíng shì chǔ cún de néng liàng

Word origin

The compound 脂肪 (zhīfáng, "fat") pairs 脂 (zhī, "oil or fat") with 肪 (fáng, "fatty tissue"), making its meaning transparent through two terms for fatty material.

Usage tips

  • When it refers to the material itself, it behaves like a mass noun, so quantity is usually expressed with amount words rather than a classifier.

Opposites

Related words

  • 脂肪酸zhī fáng suānfatty acidnoun
  • 脂肪组织zhī fáng zǔ zhīadipose tissuenoun
  • 脂肪细胞zhī fáng xì bāofat cellnoun

Word lists with this word