肥厚

féihòu
adjective #34,742

Meanings

  1. 1 plump and thick
  2. 2 fleshy
  3. 3 thick (of leaves, soil, tissue)
  4. 4 fertile (of soil)

Examples

Zhè zhǒng zhíwù de yèzi yòu féihòu yòu duōzhī.
This plant's leaves are thick, fleshy and juicy.
Yīshēng shuō tā yǒu xīnjī féihòu de wèntí.
The doctor said he has a problem with thickened heart muscle.

Tips

usage
肥厚 has three contexts. (1) Plants: thick succulent leaves (叶子肥厚 = aloe leaves are fleshy). (2) Soil: rich and deep (土壤肥厚). (3) Medical: pathologically thickened tissue, especially 心肌肥厚 (cardiac hypertrophy) and 黏膜肥厚 (nasal mucosa hypertrophy). Don't use 肥厚 for human bodies — it sounds like describing livestock.

Stroke Order

féi
hòu