肥硕 (féi shuò) — big and plump (of fruit or body), robust and fleshy

Definition

Literary/formal word for 'big and plump' — describes fruit, melons, or a robust body. More written than plain 胖 or 大, with a positive, healthy tone.

adjective
big and plump (of fruit or body)robust and fleshy

Examples

  • 肥硕,。
    Zhè ge píng guǒ cháng dé shí fēn féi shuò, kàn qǐ lái hěn kě kǒu.
    This apple has grown very plump and looks delicious.
  • 肥硕,。
    Tā shēn cái féi shuò, yí kàn jiù zhī dào jīng cháng jiàn shēn.
    His body is robust — one look tells you he works out often.
  • 肥硕,。
    Dì lǐ de xī guā gè gè féi shuò, nóng mín men dōu hěn gāo xìng.
    The watermelons in the field are all big and plump, and the farmers are very happy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

肥 means fat or fleshy and 硕 means large; together they describe something big and full.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 肉肉ròumeat
  • 卪卪jiéperson kneeling

肥 is built from 肉, meat, and 卪, a kneeling person.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 碩; 硕 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí碩shuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 碩 puts 石 beside 頁: 石 gives the sound, and 頁 is the meaning part; the simplified 硕 is a shorthand.

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