Dictionary/皮

皮

皮 pí

ㄆㄧˊ
NHSK 3TOCFL L3core 10k
1skin; peel; rind; outer layer
2leather; hide; fur
3cover; wrapping; outer covering
4(of food) no longer crisp; soggy
5(coll.) naughty; mischievous
6pico- (10⁻¹²)

Characters

Examples

wǒ我de的zuǒ左yǎn眼pí皮zài在tiào跳。
我的左眼皮在跳。
My left eyelid is twitching.
这场事故发生在我们的眼皮子底下。
The accident happened right before our eyes.
外国朋友第一次看到皮蛋,都以为是坏掉的蛋。
When foreign friends see century eggs for the first time, they all think they are spoiled eggs.

See also: words & characters pronounced pí