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关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

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Okay,summer is approching, now let’s learn some words to describe body shape and size.

You already know the basic words-fat and thin.

But there are many other ways to say these.

English Words For “Fat”

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

“I hate my flabby stomach.”

A person who is fat can also be described as overweight, heavy, big, or large.

The word for a person who is EXTREMELY fat is obese.

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

We also have the word chubby to describe fat children;

Husky or heavyset to describe fat men;

And plump or curvy to describe fat women (the word curvy has a more positive connotation, implying that the woman has a nice, full, feminine body).

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

If you want to say a specific part of the body is fat, you can say it is flabby – for example, “I hate my flabby stomach.” (typically used for arms, stomach, thighs, and butt).

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

English Words For “Thin”

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

My sister is slender.

The opposite of fat is thin. Some alternative words are slim, slender, skinny, lean, wiry, petite, and lanky.

In general, thin, slim,and slenderare more positive, whereas skinnyis often used as a criticism or negative point.

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

The words lean and wiry mean that the person is thin AND muscular. The word petite is only used for women, and means that the woman is short and thin. Finally, the word lanky means tall and thin.

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

English Words For “Muscular”

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

What about a person with an athletic body?

You can describe him or her as muscular, fit, strong,in good shape;

Or “ripped” – that’s a slang word meaning that the person has very well-defined and visible muscles – like the guy in this photo.

关于“胖”“瘦”,不要再只用“fat”“thin”了!

Which word will you use to decribe yourself?


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Apr.11th,2017

What others think is not important . How you feel about yourself is all that matters.

别人怎么想并不重要,你怎么看自己才是关键。

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