"Skin" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 pí fū skin / CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]
 bā to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig
 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship
 bāo pí to skin / to flay / to peel / (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals / also pr. [bo1 pi2]
 pí zi skin / fur
 méng pí skin / covering
 pí leather / skin / fur / CL:張|张[zhang1] / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty
 fū skin
 bō to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck
 bāo to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck
 lú belly / skin / to state / to pass on information / to display
 bā pí to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of
 tǐ fū skin / flesh / body
 měi bái to whiten (the skin or teeth)
 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc)
 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks
 fū sè skin color
 zhēn pí dermis (layer within the skin containing sense of touch)
 bèi ké shell / conch / cowry / mother of pearl / hard outer skin / also pr. [bei4 qiao4]
 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge
 gē da swelling or lump on skin / pimple / knot / preoccupation / problem
 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)
 yǎng yán to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance
 bái nèn (of skin etc) fair / delicate
 pí ròu skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily
 xià yī tiào startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin
 pí xià under the skin / subcutaneous (injection)
 qù pí to peel / to remove the skin / to tare
 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
 huà zhuāng shuǐ skin toner
 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth
 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb)
 miàn pí dumpling skin / piecrust
 hēi bān dark spot or blotch on the skin
 wài pí outer skin / carapace
 gān liè (of dry soil, skin etc) to crack / to chap
 shòu pí animal skin / hide
 nèi pí (med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges)
 pí zhī xiàn epidermal sebaceous glands / skin oil gland
 jī lǐ texture (of skin, surface etc)
 pí fū ái skin cancer
 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu)
 fēng pí outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal
 yú wěi wén wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
 shé pí snake skin
 ròu pí pork skin
 fèi zi miliaria (type of skin disease) / prickly heat / sweat rash
 huà pí painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
 róu fū shuǐ skin toner
 Nī wéi yǎ Nivea, skin and body care brand
 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
 zhí pí to graft skin / skin grafting
 Páng shì Pond's (brand of skin care products)
 chuāng yí wound / skin ulcer / (fig.) the desolation of trauma / desolation in the aftermath of a disaster
 sào yǎng zhèng pruritus / itchy skin
 gǔ xuǎn tinea cruris, fungal skin infection of the groin / dermatomycosis, esp. sexually transmitted / jock itch
 qián yǒng diving / esp. skin diving
 guā pí mào Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon
 pào bubble / foam / blister (i.e. skin bubble) / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to shilly-shally / to hang about / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions
 jīn muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
 chèn (of garments) against the skin / to line / lining / to contrast with / to assist financially
 yān to flood / to submerge / to drown / to irritate the skin (of liquids) / to delay
 chuāng sore / skin ulcer
 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
 bān mark / scar on the skin
 lài scabies / skin disease
 yún skin of bamboo
 jié ram, esp. gelded / to castrate / deer's skin
 ruò (bamboo) / skin of bamboo
 còu the tissue between the skin and the flesh
 mín multitude / skin of bamboo
 rěn gòu tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
 rěn rǔ tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
 lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom) / fig. to borrow sb's prestige / to take the name of a great cause as a shield
 pí miàn outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe)
 cūn liè chap (lips, skin etc)
 bǐ facial skin disease / mange
 bīng pí yuè bǐng snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
 rú thin outside skin of bamboo
 Xià shì lián Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
 Nī wéi yà Nivea, skin and body care brand
 zuì lǐ plum with bright red skin
 chuāng hén scar / scarred skin
 fā gàn cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)
 pí ròu zhī kǔ physical pain / lit. skin and flesh suffer
 mó zuǐ pí zi to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) / pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah
 nián pí zhù gǔ to glue skin and bind the bones (idiom) / insistent unrelenting conduct
 jié gǔ double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
 gǔ lì fū sù with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off
 huā bān xuǎn pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical areas, common name 汗斑[han4 ban1]
 háo róng precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle
 yí tuì to shed skin / to leave one's mortal envelope / remains (of a priest)
 hēi sù liú melanoma (type of skin cancer)
 Páng shì Ponzi (name) / Pond's (brand of skin care products), also written 旁氏
 pí bāo gǔ tóu to be all skin and bones (idiom) / also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
 pí fū jiē chù skin exposure
 pí fū zhào shè skin exposure
 pí fū bào lù skin exposure
 pí bàn skin flap
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