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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

减肥

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎn féi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Weight-loss/ˈweɪt.lɒs/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"健康饮食有助于减肥。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The reduction of total body mass, resulting from a mean loss of fluid, body fat, or lean mass.

    "Consistent physical activity and a balanced diet are the most effective methods for sustained weight loss."
  2. 2

    The amount of weight lost over a period of time.

    "She celebrated a significant weight loss of ten kilograms after six months of training."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'wæht' (weight) combined with 'los' (destruction, loss, or parting), evolving through Middle English into its modern compound form used to describe the reduction of total body mass.

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