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发胖 (fā pàng) — to put on weight, to get fat

Definition

发胖 means 'to put on weight, to get fat' — focus on the result (someone's body has changed), unlike 减肥 which names the active process of trying to lose weight.

verb
to put on weightto get fat

Examples

  • 发胖。
    Nǐ zuì jìn hǎo xiàng fā pàng le.
    You seem to have put on weight recently.
  • 。
    Tā shēng le hái zi yǐ hòu fā le hěn duō pàng.
    She gained a lot of weight after having a baby.
  • 。
    Tā yīn wèi chī tài duō fā pàng le.
    He got fat because he ate too much.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

发fābecome
胖pàngfat

发胖 means 发 (become) and 胖 (fat) together as gaining weight.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròu
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn胖pán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

胖 pairs 肉, which relates to flesh or the body, with 半, which gives a clue to the sound.

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Fitness & Exercise

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