胖 pàng — fat, plump (of people)

Meanings

1. 1

   fat, plump (of people)

   Well-covered, of a person or an animal. 胖 is not used of objects, and in Chinese it is a plainer, less loaded word than its usual English translation.

   adjective

Example sentences

• 他最近胖了一点儿。/他最近胖了一點兒。Tā (first tone, high and level) zuìjìn (fourth tone, falling) pàngle (fourth tone, falling) yìdiǎnr. (fourth tone, falling)···

  He’s put on a little weight recently.

• 不常运动的人容易胖。/不常運動的人容易胖。Bù (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising) yùndòng (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) róngyì (second tone, rising) pàng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  People who rarely exercise put on weight easily.

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