How to say “obese” in Chinese
obese, overweight
“Obese” in Chinese is 肥胖, féi pàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
肥胖 is read féi pàng: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 月: here it means “flesh, body”; on the right, 半 “half”.
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 “肥胖”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “obese” in Chinese?
“Obese” in Chinese is 肥胖, pinyin féipàng.
What does 肥胖 mean?
肥胖 (féipàng) means “obese, overweight”.
How do you write 肥胖?
肥胖 is 2 characters: 肥 (féi) — fat; fertilizer; 胖 (pàng) — plump, fat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肥胖?
肥胖 is read féipàng. Tones: féi — second tone, pàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“obese” in the lesson “Blood, strength and fatigue”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” 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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