Meaning of 减肥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to lose weight
How to use 减肥
减肥 is the everyday way to say you are trying to lose weight or are on a diet. It works as a verb by itself and is not usually followed by an object. Example: 我最近在减肥。(Wǒ zuìjìn zài jiǎnféi.) I have been trying to lose weight lately.
减 (jiǎn) means to reduce or subtract, and 肥 (féi) means fat, so 减肥 is literally "reduce fat." Picture a minus sign placed in front of the word fat.
Common mistake: Learners often write the 冫 (two-dot) side of 减 as 氵 (three dots), which is a different character. Also, 肥 is mostly used for animals, food, or clothes, so calling a person 肥 sounds rude. Use 胖 (pàng) for people.
减肥 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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减 jiǎn · to lower · 11 strokes
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肥 féi · fat · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 减肥.
| 减少 | jiǎnshǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 减轻 | jiǎnqīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 肥皂 | féizào | soap |
| 减速 | jiǎnsù | to reduce speed; to slow down |
| 肥胖 | féipàng | fat; obese |
| 肥料 | féiliào | fertilizer |
| 减弱 | jiǎnruò | to weaken; to diminish |
| 肥沃 | féiwò | fertile |
| 减压 | jiǎnyā | to reduce pressure; to relax |
| 减免 | jiǎnmiǎn | to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) |
| 衰减 | shuāijiǎn | to weaken; to attenuate |
| 化肥 | huàféi | chemical fertilizer |
Questions about 减肥
What does 减肥 mean?
减肥 (jiǎnféi) means "to lose weight".
How do you write 减肥?
减肥 is made of 2 characters: 减 (11 strokes), 肥 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 减肥 an HSK word?
Yes. 减肥 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 减肥 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 减肥 is written 減肥.
How do I say I lost five kilos in Chinese?
Put the amount after 减 and add 了: 我减了五公斤。(Wǒ jiǎn le wǔ gōngjīn.) You can also say 我瘦了五公斤 (Wǒ shòu le wǔ gōngjīn), which focuses on the result of getting thinner.
Is 减肥 a polite topic to bring up?
Talking about your own 减肥 is very common and casual among friends. Telling someone else they should 减肥 can be taken as blunt, though some older relatives say it quite directly.