增肌粉

zēngjīfěn

noun

Measure Word

一罐增肌粉 guàn

Meanings

1 mass gainer (high-calorie protein supplement)
2 muscle-building powder

Characters

to increase / gain

Examples

HSK 5

我太瘦了，健身教练让我喝增肌粉。

Wǒ tài shòu le, jiànshēn jiàoliàn ràng wǒ hē zēngjīfěn.

I'm too skinny, so my trainer told me to drink mass gainer.

HSK 7-9

增肌粉的热量比蛋白粉高很多。

Zēngjīfěn de rèliàng bǐ dànbáifěn gāo hěnduō.

Mass gainer has way more calories than protein powder.

Tips

usage

Don't confuse with 蛋白粉 (whey protein). 增肌粉 is a mass-gainer aimed at people struggling to gain weight: high carbs + protein + calories. 蛋白粉 is pure protein, used by most lifters and dieters.

culture

Common brands sold on Tmall/JD include MyProtein, ON (Optimum Nutrition), and domestic 康比特 (Comp). 健身房 (gym) culture in China expanded rapidly in the 2010s, bringing supplement vocab into everyday speech.

Stroke Order

增 zēng

肌 jī

粉 fěn