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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皮* | 皮* | *皮
leather / skin / fur / CL: 張|张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty
HSK 3
naughty / mischievous / unruly
HSK 4
leather shoes
HSK 5
naughty
HSK 6
HSK 5
handbag / briefcase
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皮* | 皮* | *皮
surname Pi
liangpi (noodle-like dish)
face / cheek
smart / charming / attractive / witty / facetious / ironic
husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔
flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
(fruit) peel
recalcitrant / obstreperous
lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off
ball (made of rubber, leather etc)
HSK 6
book cover / book jacket
rubber / an eraser / CL: 塊|块
HSK 7-9
lambskin / kid leather
century egg; preserved egg
Beijing opera (or styles of song in) / abbr. for 西皮二黃|西皮二黄
snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
strap / leather belt / CL: 條|条,
HSK 7-9
(anatomy) epithelium; epithelial tissue
fellmonger / a dealer who works with animal hides and skins
turf / sward / sod
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter)
wrapper / cover
(anatomy) dermis / genuine leather
right in front of sb's eyes / right under sb's nose / current / at the moment
dermatitis
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
outer skin / carapace
to skin; to flay; to peel / (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals / also pr. [bo1pi2]
to boast / to talk big
hippie (loanword)
outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal
white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book
wrapping / wrapper / foreskin
wallet / Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2]
lash
skin disease; skin condition; dermatosis
witticism / wisecrack / sarcastic remark / double entendre
to peel / to remove the skin / to tare
shoemaker
tree bark
leather goods
cortex / cerebral cortex
to circumcise
to play rubber band jump rope
fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge
(medicine) skin test
to split one's sides laughing
cortisol
(old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
animal skin / hide
bellyful (of sth) / full of (sth)
chard (Beta vulgaris)
Nanpi, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
to plunder the land and extort from the peasant / corrupt practice
to wrangle / wrangling
leather / CL: 張|张
belly dance
dandruff
belt conveyor
physical pain / lit. skin and flesh suffer
dermis
imitation leather
prefrontal cortex (PFC)
pellagra / scabies
to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk
(idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 與虎謀皮|与虎谋皮)
to pass the buck / to shirk responsibility
thin-skinned / sensitive
bran (esp. of wheat)
skin / fur
rubber band
hypodermic injection; subcutaneous injection
crispy skin (of food)
skin / covering
double eyelid
to procure / to act as pimp
to move one's lips / to wag one's tongue
eraser / rubber / CL: 塊|块
slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering
sticking plaster / adhesive bandage
dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)
(orange) marmalade
plasticine / modeling clay
leather suitcase
cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk
to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
(of things) durable / (of people) sturdy; tough
leather bag
tape measure
kayak
lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests

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