肥 (féi) — (adj.) fat (of meat/animal), fertile (soil), loose (clothing); (v.) to fertilize; also slang for getting rich illicitly; (n.) fertilizer, manure
Definition
肥 covers three uses: 'fat' for animals/meat (not people — that's 胖), 'loose/baggy' for clothes, and 'fertilizer' as a noun or verb. 肥胖 is the formal term for human obesity; 肥沃 is for soil.
(adj.) fat (of meat/animal)fertile (soil)loose (clothing)(v.) to fertilizealso slang for getting rich illicitly(n.) fertilizermanure
Examples
- 肥，。Zhè jiàn chèn shān tài féi le, huàn yí jiàn xiǎo diǎn de ba.This shirt is too loose — change to a smaller one.
- 肥，。Zhè zhǒng féi duì cài dì hěn hǎo, néng ràng cài cháng dé kuài.This kind of fertilizer is good for the vegetable garden and can make the vegetables grow fast.
- 肥。Tā měi zhōu dōu yào gěi huā shī yí cì féi.He fertilizes the flowers once a week.
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