减肥
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
减肥 (jiǎnféi) · to lose weight
减肥 (jiǎnféi) means “to lose weight; to diet”. It is written with 2 characters: 减 (to reduce) + 肥 (fatty). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 减肥 is built
The characters
减 jiǎn · to reduce
What 减 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 咸xián — all
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 咸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
肥 féi · fatty
What 肥 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 巴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她正在减肥。Tā zhèngzài jiǎnféi.She is trying to lose weight.
你为什么想减肥？Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng jiǎnféi?Why do you want to lose weight?
Questions about 减肥
What does 减肥 mean?
减肥 (jiǎnféi) means “to lose weight; to diet”.
How do you pronounce 减肥?
减肥 is pronounced jiǎnféi.
Which HSK level is 减肥?
减肥 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 减少jiǎnshǎoto reduce
- 减轻jiǎnqīngto lighten
- 减jiǎnto reduce
- 肥皂féizàosoap
- 肥沃féiwòfertile
- 化肥huàféichemical fertilizer
- 肥féifatty
Learn 减肥 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.