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肥大 (féi dà) — (of clothing) loose, oversized; (of body) stout, plump; (medical) hypertrophic, enlarged

Definition

Literary/medical adjective meaning 'enlarged, oversized' — used for clothing that's too loose, a stout body, or (in medicine) an organ that is hypertrophic. Mostly appears in writing or medical contexts; not casual everyday speech.

adjective
(of clothing) looseoversized(of body) stoutplump(medical) hypertrophicenlarged

Examples

  • 肥大，。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu tài féi dà le, bú shì hé nǐ.
    This piece of clothing is too loose; it doesn't suit you.
  • 肥大，。
    Tā shēn cái féi dà, kàn qǐ lái hěn qiáng zhuàng.
    He has a stout build and looks very strong.
  • 肥大，。
    Yī shēng shuō tā xīn zàng féi dà, xū yào zhì liáo.
    The doctor said his heart is hypertrophic and needs treatment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

肥féifat
大dàlarge

肥 means fat and 大 means large; together they describe something oversized or enlarged.

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.

Open 肥 →

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →
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