How to say “lose weight” in Chinese
lose weight
“Lose weight” in Chinese is 减肥, jiǎn féi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
减肥 is read jiǎn féi: 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, 冫 “ice”; the right part 咸 is the same as in 喊 hǎn. The opposite of 加 “add”.
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 “减肥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 减肥. 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?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lose weight” in Chinese?
“Lose weight” in Chinese is 减肥, pinyin jiǎnféi.
What does 减肥 mean?
减肥 (jiǎnféi) means “lose weight”.
How do you write 减肥?
减肥 is 2 characters: 减 (jiǎn) — reduce, subtract; 肥 (féi) — fat; fertilizer. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 减肥?
减肥 is read jiǎnféi. Tones: jiǎn — third tone, féi — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“lose weight” in the lesson “Prevention and staying in shape”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. 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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