How to say “fat” in Chinese
fat (in the body)
“Fat” in Chinese is 脂肪, zhī fáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
脂肪 is read zhī fáng: 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”; on the right, 旨 zhǐ hints at the reading, as it also does in 指 zhǐ.
On the left, 月 “flesh”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the reading, as it also does in 房 fáng.
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 “脂肪”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 脂肪. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种酸奶的脂肪含量很低zhèzhǒngsuānnǎidezhīfánghánliànghěndīThis yogurt has a very low fat content.
More words from the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fat” in Chinese?
“Fat” in Chinese is 脂肪, pinyin zhīfáng.
What does 脂肪 mean?
脂肪 (zhīfáng) means “fat (in the body)”.
How do you write 脂肪?
脂肪 is 2 characters: 脂 (zhī) — fat; 肪 (fáng) — part of 脂肪 “fat”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 脂肪?
脂肪 is read zhīfáng. Tones: zhī — first tone, fáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fat” in the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
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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