白胖

báipàng

adjective

Meanings

1 fair-skinned and plump
2 chubby and pale (often affectionate, of babies)

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他小时候长得白胖。

Tā xiǎoshíhou zhǎng de báipàng.

He was chubby and pale-skinned as a child.

HSK 5

小宝宝白胖白胖的，真可爱。

Xiǎobǎobao báipàng báipàng de, zhēn kě'ài.

The baby is chubby and fair-skinned - so cute.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese aesthetics, 白胖 on babies is a compliment implying good health and prosperity - 白白胖胖 is a set reduplication. On adults it's more neutral-to-critical, describing someone soft and pale rather than fit.

Stroke Order

白 bái

胖 pàng