肥
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féi · fat, plump, obese

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2580
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8Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 肥

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féiWords pronounced féi
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bù chī wǎn fàn yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng jiǎn féi.我不吃晚饭因为我想减肥。

I don't eat supper because I want to lose some weight.

Source: Tatoeba #669046 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn duō měi guó rén shì féi pàng de.很多美国人是肥胖的。

Many Americans are obese.

Source: Tatoeba #620119 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de nóng chǎng de tǔ dì shí fēn féi wò.他的農場的土地十分肥沃。

The land on his farm is very fertile.

Source: Tatoeba #10551913 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǎn lǐ jìn féi zào le.他眼里进肥皂了。

He got shampoo in his eyes.

Source: Tatoeba #13839311 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā nóng chǎng de tǔ dì shí fēn féi wò.他農場的土地十分肥沃。

The land on his farm is very fertile.

Source: Tatoeba #750615 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jiǎn féi le, bú shì me?你减肥了,不是么?

You've lost weight, haven't you?

Source: Tatoeba #5663469 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 肥 in context

  1. Say féi, then recall the core meaning: fat, plump, obese.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 减肥 (jiǎn féi), meaning “to lose weight”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 肥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.