仿皮 (fǎng pí) — imitation leather, faux leather

Definition

adjective
imitation leatherfaux leather

Examples

  • 仿皮,。
    Zhè ge shā fā shì fǎng pí zuò de, bú shì zhēn pí.
    This sofa is made of imitation leather, not real leather.
  • 仿皮,。
    Tā mǎi le yí gè fǎng pí bāo bāo, jià gé pián yi hěn duō.
    She bought a faux leather bag, which is much cheaper.
  • 仿皮,。
    fǎng pí De tòu qì xìng bù rú zhēn pí, dàn róng yì bǎo yǎng.
    Faux leather is less breathable than real leather, but it's easy to maintain.

Origin

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.

仿fǎngimitated
皮píleather

The 仿 (imitated) and 皮 (leather) together denote faux leather.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 仿 →

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.

Open 皮 →

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