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皮毛

pí máo

2-character word

What 皮毛 means

1. fur
2. fur clothing
3. skin and hair
4. superficial
5. superficial knowledge

The characters in 皮毛

• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering
• 毛máohair; feather; down

Example sentences

• 他对日文只是略懂皮毛。
  Tā duì Rì wén zhǐshì lüè dǒng pímáo.
  He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.
• 他/她的大衣内衬是用皮毛做的。
  Tā / tā de dàyī nèichèn shì yòng pímáo zuò de.
  Her coat is fur on the inside.

Words containing 皮毛

• 略知皮毛lüè zhī pí máoslight knowledge of sth; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering