胖 pàng

“fat; plump”

adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 3

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

胖 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 793: 胖 pàng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 99

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用法How to use 胖

胖 means "fat, plump, chubby" and is used to describe people (and animals), not things. It works as a predicate adjective with 很, 太 or 有点, and with 了 or 长 to show that someone has put on weight.

例句Example sentences

他小时候很胖，现在瘦了。tā xiǎo shí hou hěn pàng, xiàn zài shòu le.He was chubby as a child, but now he's thin.
别吃太多，会胖的。bié chī tài duō, huì pàng de.Don't eat too much, you'll get fat.
我最近胖了三公斤，要运动了。wǒ zuì jìn pàng le sān gōng jīn, yào yùn dòng le.I've gained three kilos recently, so I need to exercise.

义项All meanings

pán: healthy; at ease
pàng: fat; plump