Chinese word

脱皮

Pronunciation

Pinyintuō pí

Meaning

  • verbpeel

Example

昨天晒太阳把手臂晒得脱皮了。zuó tiān shài tài yáng bǎ shǒu bì shài de tuō pí le

The sun made the skin on my arm peel yesterday.

Illustration for 脱皮 (peel)

More examples

墙上的油漆开始脱皮。qiáng shàng de yóu qī kāi shǐ tuō pí

The paint on the wall began to peel.

Core concept

An old outer layer comes loose and falls away, leaving fresh skin or tissue visible underneath.

Common phrases

  • 晒伤后脱皮shài shāng hòu tuō pí

    skin peeling after sunburn

  • 油漆脱皮了yóu qī tuō pí le

    Paint peeled

  • 脚后跟脱皮了jiǎo hòu gēn tuō pí le

    Skin peeled on the heel

Similar words

掉皮diào pí: Surface skin flakes or comes off in separate patches.
起皮qǐ pí: A surface develops loose, raised patches that start to peel away.
蜕皮tuì pí: An animal sheds its old outer skin to reveal a new one.

Definition in Chinese

动物或人的表皮脱落旧的表层，使下面的新皮或组织显露。dòng wù huò rén de biǎo pí tuō luò jiù de biǎo céng shǐ xià miàn de xīn pí huò zǔ zhī xiǎn lù

Word origin

脱 (tuō, "to shed or remove") + 皮 (pí, "skin") combines the act of coming off with the outer covering that comes off.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the body part or animal often appears as the subject of 脱皮 (tuōpí, "skin shedding"), so the expression describes a natural change rather than deliberate removal.

Other meanings

  • shed skinverb

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