脂肪 zhīfáng fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
How to remember 脂肪: 脂 fat + 肪 animal fat = fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food).
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How it is used
- Fat as a substance - in the body, food, or plants - 脂肪含量 (zhīfáng hánliàng) fat content.
- This is the noun 'fat' (tissue/nutrient); the adjective 'fat' for a body is 肥胖 (féipàng) or 胖 (pàng).
- Nutrition and health register: 皮下脂肪 (píxià zhīfáng) subcutaneous fat.