Difference between revisions of "Comparing "fei" and "pang""

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肥 and 胖 both are adjectives that mean fat and both are used in informal and formal settings. Yet, these words are used very differently. 胖 is used to describe a person who is fat, compared to 肥 which is used to describe an animal that is fat. (But, nonetheless, a person who is on a diet or trying to lose weight (减肥)can only be paired with “肥”). A final difference is only 肥 can be used to describe clothes that are loose-fitting or baggy.  
 
肥 and 胖 both are adjectives that mean fat and both are used in informal and formal settings. Yet, these words are used very differently. 胖 is used to describe a person who is fat, compared to 肥 which is used to describe an animal that is fat. (But, nonetheless, a person who is on a diet or trying to lose weight (减肥)can only be paired with “肥”). A final difference is only 肥 can be used to describe clothes that are loose-fitting or baggy.  
  
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Revision as of 02:59, 14 October 2021

肥 and 胖 both are adjectives that mean fat and both are used in informal and formal settings. Yet, these words are used very differently. 胖 is used to describe a person who is fat, compared to 肥 which is used to describe an animal that is fat. (But, nonetheless, a person who is on a diet or trying to lose weight (减肥)can only be paired with “肥”). A final difference is only 肥 can be used to describe clothes that are loose-fitting or baggy.











A2HSK2ASV4567
肥 (féi) 胖 (pàng)
Meaning fatty fat
Part of Speech adjective adjective
Formality flexible flexible