脂肪

zhīfáng

noun HSK 7 #6,297

Meanings

1 fat
2 body fat

Characters

Examples

这种食物的脂肪含量很高。

Zhè zhǒng shíwù de zhīfáng hánliàng hěn gāo.

This type of food has a very high fat content.

运动可以帮助减少体内脂肪。

Yùndòng kěyǐ bāngzhù jiǎnshǎo tǐnèi zhīfáng.

Exercise can help reduce body fat.

Tips

memory

Both 脂 and 肪 have the 月 (meat/body) radical, signaling they relate to body tissue. Together they reinforce the meaning of fat.

Stroke Order

脂 zhī

肪 fáng