显胖

顯胖

xiǎnpàng

verb

Meanings

1 to make someone look fat
2 to appear fatter (than one is)

Characters

to appear, to seem

Examples

这件毛衣有点显胖。

Zhè jiàn máoyī yǒudiǎn xiǎnpàng.

This sweater makes me look a bit chubby.

横条纹的衣服很显胖。

Héng tiáowén de yīfu hěn xiǎnpàng.

Horizontal stripes are really unflattering.

Tips

usage

A staple of fashion and beauty content on Xiaohongshu/Douyin. Antonym: 显瘦 (xiǎnshòu, makes you look slimmer). The same 显 (to appear, to show) gives you 显矮 (makes you look short), 显黑 (makes your skin look darker), 显老 (makes you look older), and 显高 (makes you look taller).

Stroke Order

显 xiǎn

胖 pàng