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皮 pí

skin (peel, hide, leather)

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 3
Type
Pictograph
Made of 攴 ⿸？攴

Memory hint: A hand using a tool 攴 to strip the hide from a carcass

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  1. 他穿着一双皮鞋。
    Tā chuān zhe yì shuāng píxié.
    He's wearing a pair of leather shoes.
    he wear (particle) one (measure) leather-shoes
  2. 你的皮肤怎么这么白？
    Nǐ de pífū zěnme zhème bái?
    Why is your skin so fair?
    your (particle) skin why so white
  3. 借我用一下橡皮吧。
    Jiè wǒ yòng yíxià xiàngpí ba.
    Lend me the eraser to use for a bit.
    lend me use a-bit eraser (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这个孩子不太调皮。
    Zhège háizi bú tài tiáopí.
    This child isn't very naughty.
    this child not too naughty
  5. 冬天皮肤容易变干。
    Dōngtiān pífū róngyì biàn gān.
    In winter, skin easily becomes dry.
    winter skin easily become dry

Words with 皮 (7)