皮肤

皮肤 pífū

Skin

皮肤 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體皮膚 pifu

What 皮肤 means

Skin

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Character by character

皮肤 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

皮

pí

Skin (leather - fur)

肤

fū

Skin

Words that share a character with 皮肤

How to write 皮肤

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皮肤 in a sentence

她的皮肤很好。

Tā de pífū hěn hǎo.

She has lovely skin.

冬天皮肤容易干。

Dōngtiān pífū róngyì gān.

Skin gets dry easily in winter.

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Questions about 皮肤

What does 皮肤 mean in English?

皮肤 is pronounced pífū and means Skin.

How do you pronounce 皮肤?

皮肤 is pífū in pinyin — written pifu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 皮肤?

皮肤 is written with 2 characters: 皮 (pí) Skin (leather - fur), 肤 (fū) Skin. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 皮肤 written in traditional Chinese?

皮膚. The simplified form 皮肤 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 皮膚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced pífū.

Is 皮肤 an HSK word?

Yes — 皮肤 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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