Chinese word

真皮

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhēn pí

Meaning

  • noungenuine leather

Example

这双鞋是真皮做的，很耐用。zhè shuāng xié shì zhēn pí zuò de hěn nài yòng

These shoes are made of genuine leather and are very durable.

Illustration for 真皮 (genuine leather)

More examples

她买了一个真皮包，几年后还很新。tā mǎi le yí gè zhēn pí bāo jǐ nián hòu hái hěn xīn

She bought a genuine leather bag, and it still looks new years later.

Core concept

A durable material made by tanning animal hide, with a natural structure that sets it apart from synthetic imitations.

Common phrases

  • 真皮鞋zhēn pí xié

    genuine leather shoes

  • 真皮包zhēn pí bāo

    genuine leather bag

  • 真皮皮带zhēn pí pí dài

    genuine leather belt

Similar words

皮革pí gé: Processed animal hide used as a leather material.
人造皮革rén zào pí gé: Artificial leather made from synthetic materials instead of animal hide.
仿皮fǎng pí: Imitation leather with the appearance and feel of real leather.

Definition in Chinese

由天然动物皮经鞣制加工而成的皮革材料，区别于人造革，常用于鞋、包、家具等需要耐久性的制品。yóu tiān rán dòng wù pí jīng róu zhì jiā gōng ér chéng de pí gé cái liào qū bié yú rén zào gé cháng yòng yú xié bāo jiā jù děng xū yào nài jiǔ xìng de zhì pǐn

Word origin

真皮 (zhēnpí, "genuine leather") combines 真 (zhēn, "real") + 皮 (pí, "hide or skin") to name leather made from animal hide rather than a synthetic substitute.

Usage tips

  • In product shopping, a material claim may cover only the outside panel, so checking which parts have this material prevents a label for one section from being read as a claim about the entire item.

Other meanings

  • leathernoun

Opposites

  • 人造皮革rén zào pí gésynthetic leathernoun

Related words

  • 真皮制品zhēn pí zhì pǐngenuine leather productsnoun
  • 真皮外套zhēn pí wài tàogenuine leather jacketnoun

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