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胖乎乎

pànghūhū

chubby; plump

A round-cheeked baby in a red onesie sits smiling
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Characters in this word

胖 pàng

Strokes
9
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 半 half
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 那个胖乎乎的小孩一上台,全场紧张的气氛立刻缓和下来。 Nàge pànghūhū de xiǎohái yī shàngtái, quánchǎng jǐnzhāng de qìfēn lìkè huǎnhé xiàlái. As soon as the chubby child went on stage, the tense atmosphere immediately softened.
  • 这只胖乎乎的小猫一直在晒太阳。 Zhè zhī pànghūhū de xiǎomāo yīzhí zài shài tàiyáng. This chubby kitten has been sunbathing all along.
  • 宝宝有一双胖乎乎的小手,特别可爱。 Bǎobao yǒu yī shuāng pànghūhū de xiǎo shǒu, tèbié kě'ài. The baby has a pair of chubby little hands, so cute.

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