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发胖

to gain weight

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fa1pang4 • fāpàng

Meaning

Primary

to gain weight

Alternatives

gain weight, gains weight, gaining weight, gained weight, to get fat, get fat, to put on weight, put on weight

Mnemonic

发胖 To gain weight is to eat so much that your body 发 sends out 胖 fat into your cells to be stored.

Usage

最近 我 开始 发胖 了。

I've started to gain weight recently.

我 不要 发胖。

I don't want to gain weight.

他 每天 运动， 所以 没有 发胖。

He exercises every day, so he hasn't gained weight.