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皮

pí · pi/Pí · pi

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HSK 3Measure word: 张 zhāng

Meaning

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pí 皮

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

Pí 皮

  1. surname Pi
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Thick dumpling wrappers

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)饺子(jiǎozi)的(de)皮(pí)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)厚(hòu)？

    Why is the wrapper of this dumpling so thick?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)做(zuò)的(de)，不会(bùhuì)擀(gǎn)。

    I made it myself. I can't roll it out well.

  3. Liangliang

    皮(pí)厚(hòu)馅儿(xiànr)少(shǎo)，吃(chī)起来(qǐlai)全(quán)是(shì)皮(pí)。

    Thick wrapper and little filling. Eating it is all wrapper.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)皮(pí)太(tài)薄(báo)会(huì)破(pò)，厚(hòu)一点(yīdiǎn)比较(bǐjiào)安全(ānquán)。

    But a thin wrapper breaks. A thick one is safer.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)哪(nǎ)是(shì)饺子(jiǎozi)，这(zhè)是(shì)面皮(miànpí)！

    This isn't a dumpling, it's just dough!

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2 examples
01

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)的(de)皮(pí)比(bǐ)鲔(wěi)鱼(yú)的(de)皮(pí)粗(cū)糙(cāo)多(duō)了(le)。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)皮(pí)比(bǐ)金(jīn)枪(qiāng)鱼(yú)皮(pí)粗(cū)糙(cāo)多(duō)了(le)。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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