How to say “fatty” in Chinese
fatty; baggy; fertilizer
“Fatty” in Chinese is 肥, féi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
肥 is read féi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh, body”. For people you say 胖; 肥 is for animals, meat and clothes.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “肥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 肥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想减肥，你有什么好办法？wǒxiǎngjiǎnféi,nǐyǒushénmehǎobànfǎI want to lose weight — do you know a good way?
- 这块肉太肥了zhèkuàiròutàiféileThis piece of meat is too fatty.
- 这里的土壤很肥沃。zhèlǐdetǔrǎnghěnféiwòThe soil here is very fertile.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Freshness and appetite”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fatty” in Chinese?
“Fatty” in Chinese is 肥, pinyin féi.
What does 肥 mean?
肥 (féi) means “fatty; baggy; fertilizer”.
How do you write 肥?
肥 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肥?
肥 is read féi. Tones: féi — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fatty” in the lesson “Freshness and appetite”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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