Chinese word

皮质

Pronunciation

Pinyinpí zhì

Meaning

  • nounleather

Example

我想买一件皮质外套。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn pí zhì wài tào

I want to buy a leather coat.

Illustration for 皮质 (leather)

More examples

客厅的皮质沙发容易留下划痕。kè tīng de pí zhì shā fā róng yì liú xià huà hén

The leather sofa in the living room is easily scratched.

Core concept

A material or surface that looks and feels like leather, whether it comes from animal hide or a synthetic substitute.

Common phrases

  • 皮质外套pí zhì wài tào

    leather coat

  • 皮质沙发pí zhì shā fā

    leather sofa

  • 皮质包pí zhì bāo

    leather bag

Similar words

真皮zhēn pí: Leather made by processing genuine animal hide into a usable material.
人造革rén zào gé: A leather-like material made from fabric or synthetic substances instead of animal hide.

Definition in Chinese

指物品表面的质地与手感，强调摸起来像皮的感觉，既可以是真皮，也可以是人造皮革。zhǐ wù pǐn biǎo miàn de zhì dì yǔ shóu gǎn qiáng diào mō qǐ lái xiàng pí de gǎn jué jì ké yǐ shì zhēn pí yě ké yǐ shì rén zào pí gé

Word origin

皮 (pí, "skin or leather") + 质 (zhì, "quality or material") forms a noun for the leather-like quality of a surface or material.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear leather as proof of genuine hide, but 皮质 (pízhì, "leather-like quality") can also describe a synthetic surface in ordinary product talk.

Opposites

  • 布质bù zhìfabricnoun

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