胖 (pàng) — fat; plump (referring to a person's body)
Definition
Used for people: 'fat, plump.' Unlike 肥胖 (HSK 6, formal/medical) and 肥 (for animals, meat, soil), 胖 is the everyday, neutral word for a person's body — can sound sensitive, so use with care.
adjective
fatplump (referring to a person's body)
Examples
- 胖。Nǐ zuì jìn yǒu diǎn pàng le.You've gotten a bit fat recently.
- 胖，。Tā tài pàng le, xū yào duō yùn dòng.He's too fat; he needs to exercise more.
- 胖。Wǒ bù xǐ huan bié rén shuō wǒ pàng.I don't like others calling me fat.
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