牛皮 (niú pí) — ox hide, leather; (colloquial) bragging, boasting
Definition
Two unrelated senses: literal 'ox hide / leather' (as in 牛皮包), and the colloquial sense 吹牛皮 meaning 'to brag'.
noun
ox hideleather(colloquial) braggingboasting
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 牛皮。Zhè ge niú pí bāo zhì liàng hěn hǎo.This leather bag is of good quality.
- ，。Tā zǒng ài chuī niú pí, bié xìn tā de huà.He always likes to brag — don't believe him.
- 牛皮。Tā mǎi le yì shuāng niú pí xié.She bought a pair of leather shoes.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.