腮帮子 (sāi bāng zi) — cheek (lower part, colloquial)

Definition

Colloquial, body-focused word for the cheek — specifically the fleshy lower part that puffs out when you eat or get angry. It is a 离合词, so it can split as 腮帮 (e.g., 鼓起腮帮). More casual and vivid than the everyday 脸 or 脸颊.

noun

cheek (lower part, colloquial)

Measure word · 个

Examples

腮帮子。
Tā qì dé sāi bāng zi gǔ gǔ de.
He was so angry that his cheeks puffed out.
腮帮子，。
Tā yòng shǒu tuō zhe sāi bāng zi, hǎo xiàng zài sī kǎo.
She rested her cheek on her hand, as if thinking.
，腮帮子。
Hái zi chī dé tài duō le, sāi bāng zi dōu yuán le.
The child ate so much that his cheeks became round.

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