胖 (pàng): fat
胖 (pàng) is a Chinese character meaning “fat.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 半 (phonetic). It ranks #1872 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 胖 flesh. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- fat
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 胖
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胖子noun | pàng zi | fat person |
| 发胖verb | fā pàng | to put on weight |
| 矮胖adjective | ǎi pàng | short and stout |
| 胖乎乎adjective | pàng hū hū | chubby |
| 胖嘟嘟adjective | pàng dū dū | plump |
| 肥胖症noun | féi pàng zhèng | obesity |
| 胖墩墩adjective | pàng dūn dūn | short and stout |
| 一口吃不成胖子 | yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi | lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) |
| 一口吃个胖子 | yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi | lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) |
| 说你胖你就喘 | shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn | lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) |
| 心广体胖phrase | xīn guǎng tǐ pán | big-hearted and serene (idiom) |
| 胖大海noun | pàng dà hǎi | malva nut |
| 心宽体胖phrase | xīn kuān tǐ pán | big-hearted and serene (idiom) |
| 打肿脸充胖子phrase | dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi | lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom) |
| 胖人 | pàng rén | overweight person |
胖 appears in 26 compound words: 38 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 胖 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
医生建议他减肥，因为肥胖会增加心血管疾病的风险。
Yīshēng jiànyì tā jiǎnféi, yīnwèi féipàng huì zēngjiā xīnxuèguǎn jíbìng de fēngxiǎn.
The doctor advised him to lose weight because obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
男人勃不起是什么原因引起的呢?肥胖引发雌激素升高抑制雄激素吗
nán rén bó bù qǐ shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ne ? féi pàng yǐn fā cí jī sù shēng gāo yì zhì xióng jī sù ma
What causes men to have an erection? Does obesity cause an increase in estrogen and inhibit androgens?
... Pokémon Company 推出胖版 Pikachu 回归绒毛公仔
. . . P o k e m o n C o m p a n y tuī chū pàng bǎn P i k a c h u huí guī róng máo gōng zǐ
... The Pokémon Company has launched a fat version of the Pikachu Comeback Plush Figure
...喂奶一边做dna的准确率受体重影响吗?肥胖会稀释胎儿游离DNA吗
. . . wéi nǎi yī biān zuò d n a de zhǔn què lǜ shòu tǐ chóng yǐng xiǎng ma ? féi pàng huì xī shì tāi ér yóu lí D N A ma
... Is the accuracy of DNA while breastfeeding affected by weight? Does obesity dilute fetal free DNA?
日本是碳水大国为何日人吃不胖? 网揭与台湾4大生活差异
rì běn shì tàn shuǐ dà guó wéi hé rì rén chī bù pàng ? wǎng jiē yǔ tái wān dà shēng huó chā yì
Japan is a big carbohydrate country, why can't Japanese people eat fat? The Internet reveals the 4 major differences between life and Taiwan
脂肪肝不是胖人專利 三類高危族群與改善關鍵
zhī fáng gān bù shì pàng rén 專 lì sān 類 gāo wēi zú qún 與 gǎi shàn 關 鍵
Fatty Liver Disease is not exclusive to fat people, three high-risk groups and the key to improvement
波士顿的鸽子又胖又自豪。
Bōshìdùn de gēzi yòu pàng yòu zìháo.
The pigeons of Boston are fat and proud.
她是在为其担心她会发胖的饮食。
Tā shì zài wèi qí dānxīn tā huì fāpàng de yǐnshí.
She is on a diet for fear that she will put on weight.
瘦的男人杀死了胖的男人。
Shòu de nánrén shāsǐ le pàng de nánrén.
The thin man killed the fat man.
鲍勃比他兄弟稍胖点。
Bào bó bǐ tā xiōngdì shāo pàng diǎn.
Bob is a bit fatter than his brother.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
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