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HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. leather
  2. 2. skin
  3. 3. fur
  4. 4. pico- (one trillionth)
  5. 5. naughty

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9203436)

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Words Containing 皮

韧皮部
rèn pí bù

phloem

皮肉之苦
pí ròu zhī kǔ

physical pain

双眼皮
shuāng yǎn pí

double eyelid

头皮屑
tóu pí xiè

dandruff

脸皮嫩
liǎn pí nèn

bashful

皮质醇
pí zhì chún

cortisol

皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào

to put on a fake smile (idiom)

蜕皮
tuì pí

skin cast off during molting

肚皮舞
dù pí wǔ

belly dance

皮匠
pí jiang

cobbler

植皮
zhí pí

to graft skin

皮划艇静水
pí huá tǐng jìng shuǐ

canoe-kayak flatwater

皮疹
pí zhěn

a rash

灰皮诺
huī pí nuò

Pinot gris (grape type)

桂皮
guì pí

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)

面皮
miàn pí

cheek

皮箱
pí xiāng

leather suitcase

佩皮尼昂
pèi pí ní áng

Perpignan (city in France)

熊皮帽
xióng pí mào

bearskin hat

踢皮球
tī pí qiú

to kick a ball around

俏皮
qiào pi

smart

间皮瘤
jiān pí liú

mesothelioma (medicine)

棘皮动物
jí pí dòng wù

echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc

皮外伤
pí wài shāng

superficial wound

头皮
tóu pí

scalp

皮带传动
pí dài chuán dòng

a leather drive belt

前额叶皮质
qián é yè pí zhì

prefrontal cortex (PFC)

起皮
qǐ pí

(of skin) to peel

皮层
pí céng

cortex

蒙皮
méng pí

skin

上皮
shàng pí

epithelium

瓜皮帽
guā pí mào

Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon

皮筋
pí jīn

rubber band

硬皮
yìng pí

crust (of a solidified liquid etc)

橡皮膏
xiàng pí gāo

sticking plaster

皮条客
pí tiáo kè

pimp

前部皮层下损伤
qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng

anterior subcortical lesions

橡皮擦
xiàng pí cā

eraser

羔皮
gāo pí

lambskin

毛皮
máo pí

fur

西皮
xī pí

one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera

草皮
cǎo pí

turf

三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

剥皮器
bō pí qì

peeler (e.g. for vegetables)

鹿皮靴
lù pí xuē

moccasins

冰皮月饼
bīng pí yuè bǐng

snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)

牛皮
niú pí

cowhide

牛皮色
niú pí sè

buff (color)

皮具
pí jù

leather products

猴皮筋
hóu pí jīn

(coll.) rubber band

内皮
nèi pí

(med.) endothelium

割包皮
gē bāo pí

to circumcise

嬉皮笑脸
xī pí xiào liǎn

all smiles

豆皮
dòu pí

dried beancurd (tofu)

皮脸
pí liǎn

naughty

重眼皮
chóng yǎn pí

double eyelid

蛇皮果
shé pí guǒ

salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)

眼皮子浅
yǎn pí zi qiǎn

short-sighted

食肉寝皮
shí ròu qǐn pí

to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb

脸皮厚
liǎn pí hòu

brazen

皮面
pí miàn

outer skin

脱皮掉肉
tuō pí diào ròu

lit. to shed skin, drop flesh

外皮
wài pí

outer skin

皮克林
pí kè lín

Pickering (name)

漆皮鞋
qī pí xié

patent leather shoes

皮山
pí shān

Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[hé tián dì qū], Xinjiang

皮层下失语症
pí céng xià shī yǔ zhèng

subcortical aphasia

皮鞭
pí biān

lash

南皮
nán pí

Nanpi county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

皮包
pí bāo

handbag

貂皮
diāo pí

mink fur

纳皮尔
nà pí ěr

Napier (name)

封皮
fēng pí

outer skin

麸皮
fū pí

bran (esp. of wheat)

路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞
lù yì · pí āi ěr · ā ěr dōu sāi

Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher

包皮环切
bāo pí huán qiē

circumcision

硬着头皮
yìng zhe tóu pí

to brace oneself to do sth

绿皮车
lǜ pí chē

green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)

皮袋
pí dài

leather bag

扯皮条
chě pí tiáo

see 拉皮條|拉皮条[lā pí tiáo]

皮痒
pí yǎng

(coll.) to need a spanking

皮带运输机
pí dài yùn shū jī

belt conveyor

真皮
zhēn pí

(anatomy) dermis

三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

皮秒
pí miǎo

picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s

皮特拉克
pí tè lā kè

Petrarch

雅皮
yǎ pí

yuppie (loanword)

方块草皮
fāng kuài cǎo pí

divot (golf)

皮革
pí gé

leather

俏皮话
qiào pi huà

witticism

包书皮
bāo shū pí

book cover

皮带
pí dài

strap

帕皮提
pà pí tí

Papeete, capital of French Polynesia

大腹皮
dà fù pí

husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔[bīng lang]

厚脸皮
hòu liǎn pí

brazen

眼皮底下
yǎn pí dǐ xia

in front of one's eyes

羊皮
yáng pí

sheepskin

皮皮虾
pí pí xiā

mantis shrimp

仿皮
fǎng pí

imitation leather

耍嘴皮子
shuǎ zuǐ pí zi

to talk glibly

圣皮埃尔和密克隆
shèng pí āi ěr hé mì kè lóng

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

皮尔
pí ěr

Pierre, capital of South Dakota

皮脂腺
pí zhī xiàn

sebaceous glands

磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi

to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather

皮星
pí xīng

picosatellite

橡皮球
xiàng pí qiú

rubber ball

白皮松
bái pí sōng

lacebark pine

皮壳
pí qiào

carapace

肾上腺皮质
shèn shàng xiàn pí zhì

adrenal cortex

笑破肚皮
xiào pò dù pí

to split one's sides laughing

陈皮
chén pí

orange peel

吹牛皮
chuī niú pí

to boast

皮筏
pí fá

leather float

嘻皮
xī pí

hippie (loanword)

皮肤科
pí fū kē

dermatology

皮草
pí cǎo

fur clothing

皮弗娄牛
pí fú lóu niú

beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)

去皮
qù pí

to peel

皮革商
pí gé shāng

fellmonger

丹皮
dān pí

the root bark of the peony tree

皮影戏
pí yǐng xì

shadow play

顽皮
wán pí

naughty

麂皮
jǐ pí

suede

洛皮塔瀑布
luò pí tǎ pù bù

Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant

鸡皮疙瘩
jī pí gē da

goose pimples

备皮
bèi pí

to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)

皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn

flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

实心皮球
shí xīn pí qiú

medicine ball

互相扯皮
hù xiāng chě pí

to pass the buck

皮艇
pí tǐng

kayak

兽皮
shòu pí

animal skin

盐皮质类固醇
yán pí zhì lèi gù chún

mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)

皮克斯
pí kè sī

Pixar Animation Studios

磨破嘴皮
mó pò zuǐ pí

to talk until one is blue in the face

皮囊
pí náng

leather bag

凉皮
liáng pí

liangpi (noodle-like dish)

眼皮子
yǎn pí zi

eyelid

皮制品
pí zhì pǐn

leather goods

绿皮书
lǜ pí shū

green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)

细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)

牛皮癣
niú pí xuǎn

psoriasis

蛇皮
shé pí

snake skin

皮鞋匠
pí xié jiàng

shoemaker

痂皮
jiā pí

scab

黑皮诺
hēi pí nuò

Pinot noir (grape type)

皮蛋
pí dàn

century egg; preserved egg

皮层性视损伤
pí céng xìng shì sǔn shāng

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

皮袍
pí páo

fur-lined changpao 長袍|长袍[cháng páo]

死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn

brazen faced (idiom); shameless

南皮县
nán pí xiàn

Nanpi county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

鸡毛蒜皮
jī máo suàn pí

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)

扯皮
chě pí

to wrangle

肉皮
ròu pí

pork skin

三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

画皮
huà pí

painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)

皮下
pí xià

under the skin

包皮
bāo pí

wrapping

眼皮子底下
yǎn pí zi dǐ xià

right in front of sb's eyes

皮鞋油
pí xié yóu

shoe polish

橡皮
xiàng pí

rubber

剥皮钳
bāo pí qián

wire stripper

脸皮薄
liǎn pí báo

thin-skinned

皮埃尔
pí āi ěr

Pierre (name)

撕破脸皮
sī pò liǎn pí

see 撕破臉|撕破脸[sī pò liǎn]

阿皮亚
ā pí yà

Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa

磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi

to wear out one's lips (idiom)

皮特凯恩群岛
pí tè kǎi ēn qún dǎo

Pitcairn Islands

栓皮
shuān pí

cork

皮诺切特
pí nuò qiē tè

General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean dictator

表皮
biǎo pí

epidermis

皮条
pí tiáo

thong

红牛皮菜
hóng niú pí cài

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

皮肤癌
pí fū ái

skin cancer

人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí

there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)

调皮
tiáo pí

naughty

橡皮筋
xiàng pí jīn

rubber band

皮尔森
pí ěr sēn

Pearson (family name as well as various places)

橙皮
chéng pí

orange peel

生皮
shēng pí

pelt

橡皮线
xiàng pí xiàn

wire (sheathed in rubber)

糖皮质激素
táng pí zhì jī sù

glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

癞皮狗
lài pí gǒu

mangy dog

跳皮筋
tiào pí jīn

to play rubber band jump rope

虎皮鹦鹉
hǔ pí yīng wǔ

budgerigar

嘻皮笑脸
xī pí xiào liǎn

see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸[xī pí xiào liǎn]

鼹鼠皮
yǎn shǔ pí

moleskin

炒地皮
chǎo dì pí

to speculate in building land

皮货
pí huò

furs

皮萨饼
pí sà bǐng

pizza (loanword)

橡皮泥
xiàng pí ní

plasticine

皮夹
pí jiā

wallet

面包皮
miàn bāo pí

crust

麸皮面包
fū pí miàn bāo

whole-wheat bread

白皮杉醇
bái pí shān chún

piceatannol C14H12O4

雅皮士
yǎ pí shì

yuppie (loanword)

栓皮栎
shuān pí lì

Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)

剥皮
bāo pí

to skin; to flay; to peel

蛮皮
mán pí

recalcitrant

耍嘴皮
shuǎ zuǐ pí

to show off with clever talk

皮尺
pí chǐ

tape measure

皮毛
pí máo

fur

癞皮病
lài pí bìng

pellagra

卷地皮
juǎn dì pí

to plunder the land and extort from the peasant

豆腐皮
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)

调皮捣蛋
tiáo pí dǎo dàn

naughty

糙皮病
cāo pí bìng

pellagra (medicine)

皮卡尔
pí kǎ ěr

Picard (name)

皮包骨头
pí bāo gǔ tóu

to be all skin and bones (idiom)

皮鞋
pí xié

leather shoes

皮卡
pí kǎ

pickup (truck) (loanword)

果皮
guǒ pí

(fruit) peel

羊皮纸
yáng pí zhǐ

parchment

没脸没皮
méi liǎn méi pí

shameless

透皮炭疽
tòu pí tàn jū

cutaneous anthrax

蓝皮书
lán pí shū

an official report (e.g. governmental)

肚皮
dù pí

belly

没有脸皮
méi yǒu liǎn pí

ashamed

橙皮果酱
chéng pí guǒ jiàng

(orange) marmalade

皮子
pí zi

skin

黄皮
huáng pí

wampee (Clausena lansium)

牛皮菜
niú pí cài

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

皮下的
pí xià de

subcutaneous

车皮
chē pí

wagon

皮试
pí shì

(medicine) skin test

距状皮层
jù zhuàng pí céng

calcarine

拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí

lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)

动嘴皮
dòng zuǐ pí

to move one's lips

布兰妮·斯皮尔斯
bù lán nī · sī pí ěr sī

Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer

皮肤病
pí fū bìng

dermatosis

钱皮
qián pí

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006

嘴皮子
zuǐ pí zi

lit. lips

假种皮
jiǎ zhǒng pí

aril (botany)

皮重
pí zhòng

tare weight

表皮剥脱素
biǎo pí bō tuō sù

exotoxin

凹朴皮
āo pò pí

bark of tulip tree (TCM)

皮塔饼
pí tǎ bǐng

pita bread (Middle eastern flat bread) (loanword)

托皮卡
tuō pí kǎ

Topeka, capital of Kansas

书皮
shū pí

book cover

皮肤
pí fū

skin

虾皮
xiā pí

small dried shrimp

去皮重
qù pí zhòng

to tare

脱皮
tuō pí

to molt

真皮层
zhēn pí céng

dermis

皮质类固醇
pí zhì lèi gù chún

corticosteroid

皮带扣
pí dài kòu

belt buckle

皮黄
pí huáng

Beijing opera (or styles of song in)

狗皮膏药
gǒu pí gāo yao

quack medicine

斯皮尔伯格
sī pí ěr bó gé

Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director

赖皮
lài pí

shameless

牛皮纸
niú pí zhǐ

kraft paper

皮质
pí zhì

cortex

皮实
pí shi

(of things) durable

仿羊皮纸
fǎng yáng pí zhǐ

imitation parchment

拉皮条
lā pí tiáo

to procure

皮山县
pí shān xiàn

Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[hé tián dì qū], Xinjiang

皮炎
pí yán

dermatitis

略知皮毛
lüe4 zhī pí máo

slight knowledge of sth

单眼皮
dān yǎn pí

single eyelid

三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

皮划艇
pí huá tǐng

canoe

树皮
shù pí

tree bark

臭皮囊
chòu pí náng

this mortal flesh

默拉皮
mò lā pí

Merapi (volcano on Java)

铁皮
tiě pí

galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)

橘皮组织
jú pí zǔ zhī

cellulite

皮肉
pí ròu

skin and flesh

扒皮
bā pí

to flay

皮下注射
pí xià zhù shè

hypodermic injection

周扒皮
zhōu bā pí

Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[bàn yè jī jiào]

刮皮刀
guā pí dāo

peeler

皮球
pí qiú

ball (made of rubber, leather etc)

拉皮
lā pí

to have a facelift

脸皮
liǎn pí

face

洛皮塔
luò pí tǎ

Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant

皮钦语
pí qīn yǔ

pidgin

沙皮狗
shā pí gǒu

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

地皮
dì pí

lot

嬉皮士
xī pí shì

hippie (loanword)

皮层性
pí céng xìng

cortical

板皮
bǎn pí

slab

动嘴皮子
dòng zuǐ pí zi

see 動嘴皮|动嘴皮[dòng zuǐ pí]

一肚皮
yī dù pí

bellyful (of sth)

皮肤肌肉囊
pí fū jī ròu náng

dermo-muscular sac

皮包公司
pí bāo gōng sī

lit. briefcase company

粘皮著骨
nián pí zhuó gǔ

see 粘皮帶骨|粘皮带骨[nián pí dài gǔ]

羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)

眼皮
yǎn pí

eyelid

包皮环切术
bāo pí huán qiē shù

circumcision

狗扯羊皮
gǒu chě yáng pí

to fuss around

白皮书
bái pí shū

white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)