胖子

• 拼音: pàng zi
• 汉字拆解: 胖 = 月 (flesh/body radical) + 半 (half) — originally the plump side of a sacrificial animal; 子 = noun suffix

含义

Fat person; a colloquial and somewhat blunt term for an overweight person.

A casual noun formed by adding the noun suffix 子 to 胖 (fat). In Chinese culture, calling someone 胖子 can be used affectionately among close friends or family (especially as a nickname like 小胖子), but it can also be considered rude depending on context. Less sensitive than the English equivalent due to different cultural attitudes toward weight comments, though awareness is growing.

例句

1. 他小时候是个胖子，长大以后瘦了很多。
2. 那个胖子跑得还挺快的，真让人意外。
3. 别叫他胖子了，他正在努力减肥呢。

用法指南

语境: colloquial, nicknames, everyday

语气: blunt

正确说法

• 他是我们班有名的小胖子。(He's the well-known chubby kid in our class.)
• 以前我是个胖子，现在瘦了二十斤。(I used to be fat, but now I've lost twenty jin.)

错误说法

• 对不熟的人说'你是胖子' (Don't call someone you don't know well a 胖子 — it can be offensive; only use it among close friends who don't mind, or use 有点胖 more tactfully)

起源与历史

Formed from 胖 (fat/plump) and the nominal suffix 子, creating a noun that labels a person by their body type.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal