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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
féi | fei2
English translation
fat
fertile
loose-fitting or large
to fertilize
to become rich by illegal means
fertilizer
manure
fat, plump, obese; fertile

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About féi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

féi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

flesh

Etymology of féi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺼巴

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using féi

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chūn yǒu le 消息 xiāoxi , 树枝 shù zhī shǎng de lín bāo xiǎn zhāo Hóng féi .

Spring was in the air , the buds on the trees swelled pink.

这儿 zhè r de gòu féi de .

The soil here is quite fertile.

zhū dōu yīn shēn Guò féi .

A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.

施用 shī yòng liáng 氮肥 de 土壤 tǔrǎng ,通常 tōngcháng 硝酸 xiāo suān gài 占优势 zhàn yōu shì .

The nitrate form commonly dominates where liberal nitrogen fertilization is practiced.

zhū 育肥供应 gōng yìng 市场 shìchǎng .

The pigs are fattened up for market.

Words with féi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
féi fat féi
减肥 jiǎnféi to lose weight減肥
肥皂 féizào soap肥皂 féizào
肥胖 féi pàng fat肥胖 féi pàng
肥料 féi liào fertilizer肥料 féi liào
合肥 Hé féi Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省 Ān huī Shěng [An​huī​Shěng] in south central China合肥 Hé féi
化肥 huàféi fertilizer化肥 huàféi
肥肉 féi ròu fatty meat肥肉 féi ròu
肥大 féi dà fat肥大 féi dà
施肥 shī féi to spread manure施肥 shī féi
合肥市 Hé féi shì Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省 Ān huī Shěng [An​huī​Shěng] in south central China合肥市 Hé féi shì
肥厚 féi hòu plump肥厚 féi hòu
积肥 jī féi to accumulate manure積肥
肥沃 féiwò fertile肥沃 féiwò
追肥 zhuī féi top soil dressing追肥 zhuī féi
堆肥 duī féi compost堆肥 duī féi
绿肥 lǜ féi green manure綠肥
肥力 féi lì fertility (of soil)肥力 féi lì
肥胖症 féi pàng zhèng obesity肥胖症 féi pàng zhèng
磷肥 lín féi phosphate fertilizer磷肥 lín féi
肥皂泡 féi zào pào soap bubble肥皂泡 féi zào pào
粪肥 fèn féi manure糞肥
肥美 féi měi fertile肥美 féi měi
肥硕 féi shuò plump肥碩

féi Decomposition & Compounds

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féi Decomposition

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féi Compounds

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