Chinese word dictionary

剥皮

bāo pí · to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals; also pr. [bo1pi2]

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Word information

Simplified剥皮

Traditional剝皮

Pinyinbāo pí

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

剥bō

to peel, to skin; to exploit

皮pí

skin, hide, fur, feathers

How to learn 剥皮

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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皮肤pífū

skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]

皮鞋píxié

leather shoes

调皮tiáopí

naughty; mischievous; unruly

橡皮xiàngpí

rubber; an eraser; CL:塊|块[kuai4]

皮pí

skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²); surname Pi

剥bāo

to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck