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蜕皮

tuì pí

2-character word Traditional 蛻皮

What 蜕皮 means

1. skin cast off during molting
2. exuvium
3. to pupate
4. to molt
5. to slough
6. to cast off an old skin or shell

The characters in 蜕皮

• 蜕tuìskin cast off during molting; exuvia; to pupate
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering

Example sentences

• 蝉破土而出后，会蜕皮，等待身体干燥变硬，然后飞到树顶觅食和寻找配偶，它们通过发出响亮的蝉鸣来寻找配偶。
  Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.