Chinese word

皮革

Pronunciation

Pinyinpí gé

Meaning

  • nounleather

Example

这个皮革的钱包很贵。zhè ge pí gé de qián bāo hěn guì

This leather wallet is very expensive.

Illustration for 皮革 (leather)

More examples

这家店主要卖皮革制品。zhè jiā diàn zhǔ yào mài pí gé zhì pǐn

This store mainly sells leather products.

Core concept

A durable material made from treated animal skin and used to cover or form goods.

Common phrases

  • 皮革制品pí gé zhì pǐn

    leather products

  • 人造皮革rén zào pí gé

    artificial leather

Similar words

真皮zhēn pí: Real animal leather processed into a strong, high-quality material.
人造革rén zào gé: Artificial material made from cloth or plastic with a leather-like look and feel.

Definition in Chinese

指经加工处理、可作为面料或制品表层使用的动物皮，泛指作为材料的天然或经整理的皮质。zhǐ jīng jiā gōng chú lǐ kě zuò wéi miàn liào huò zhì pǐn biǎo céng shǐ yòng de dòng wù pí fàn zhǐ zuò wéi cái liào de tiān rán huò jīng zhéng lǐ de pí zhì

Word origin

The compound 皮 (pí, "skin") + 革 (gé, "tanned hide") joins the animal covering with its treated form to name leather as a material.

Usage tips

  • In everyday shopping, this word sounds more formal than the wording on many product labels, which often states whether the material is genuine or synthetic.

Other meanings

  • made of leatheradjective

Related words

  • 皮革制品pí gé zhì pǐnleather productsnoun
  • 人造皮革rén zào pí géartificial leathernoun

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