肥

肥 in English

féi adjective, verb, noun HSK 6: fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

他们用肥皂洗手。

They wash their hands with soap.
他农场的土地十分肥沃。

The land on his farm is very fertile.
他的农场的土地十分肥沃。

The land on his farm is very fertile.
很多美国人是肥胖的。

Many Americans are obese.
我不吃晚饭因为我想减肥。

I don't eat supper because I want to lose some weight.
我要减肥。

I want to lose weight.
總讀數表的身高體重指數分類（體重過輕、超重或肥胖）不適用於運動員、兒童、老人和體弱者。

BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.
肥皂可以清除脏污。

Soap can clean grime.