发福

發福

fāfú

verb #22,052

Meanings

1 to put on weight
2 to get fat (polite/euphemistic)
3 to fill out

Characters

to develop / to emit / to grow

fortune / blessing / happiness

Examples

多年不见，他发福了不少。

Duō nián bú jiàn, tā fāfú le bù shǎo.

After not seeing him for many years, he has put on quite a bit of weight.

结婚之后她有点发福了，但气色很好。

Jiéhūn zhīhòu tā yǒudiǎn fāfú le, dàn qìsè hěn hǎo.

She has filled out a bit since getting married, but her complexion is healthy.

Tips

register

发福 is a polite, face-saving euphemism for gaining weight. The character 福 (fú) means 'fortune/blessing', making the phrase sound auspicious. Use 发福 when commenting on someone's weight gain to soften the remark — saying 变胖 (biàn pàng) directly would be blunt.

Stroke Order

发 fā

福 fú