Meaning of 胖子
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- fat person
- fatty
How to use 胖子
胖子 is a casual, blunt word for a fat person. It is common in jokes between close friends or as a nickname, but it can sound rude to strangers. Example: 他小时候是个小胖子。(Tā xiǎoshíhou shì gè xiǎo pàngzi.) He was a chubby little kid when he was young.
胖 (pàng) has the flesh radical 月 on the left and 半 (bàn, half) on the right, so picture someone with half again as much flesh. Add the noun suffix 子 (zi) and you get a person who is fat.
Common mistake: Learners often write 胖 with 半 on the wrong side or confuse it with 伴 (bàn, companion), which has the person radical 亻 instead of 月. Also keep 子 in the neutral tone: say pàngzi, not pàng zǐ.
胖子 in example sentences
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胖 pàng · fat · 9 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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Related words
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Questions about 胖子
What does 胖子 mean?
胖子 (pàngzi) means "fat person; fatty" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 胖子?
胖子 is made of 2 characters: 胖 (9 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 胖子 an HSK word?
Yes. 胖子 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is it rude to call someone 胖子?
It can be. Among friends or for a cute child it is often affectionate, but calling an adult stranger 胖子 is impolite. A softer way to describe someone is 有点儿胖 (yǒudiǎnr pàng) or 丰满 (fēngmǎn).
What is the opposite of 胖子?
The common opposite is 瘦子 (shòuzi), a thin person, from 瘦 (shòu, thin). The adjectives are 胖 (pàng, fat) and 瘦 (shòu, thin), as in 他变胖了 (tā biàn pàng le), he has gotten fatter.