水果皮 (shuǐ guǒ pí) — fruit peel; fruit skin

Definition

Fruit peel or skin — the outer layer of fruit. Made of 水果 ('fruit') + 皮 ('skin/peel'), so it covers any fruit, unlike specific terms like 苹果皮.

noun

fruit peelfruit skin

Measure word · 个

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Chī shuǐ guǒ pí zhī qián yào xǐ gān jìng.
You should wash fruit peels clean before eating them.
水果皮。
Píng guǒ shuǐ guǒ pí hěn yǒu yíng yǎng.
Apple peels are very nutritious.
水果皮。
Bú yào bǎ shuǐ guǒ pí rēng zài dì shàng.
Don't throw fruit peels on the ground.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

水果fruit

偏正Modifier + head

水果 gives fruit and 皮 gives the skin.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.