皮毛 (pí máo) — fur, skin and hair (of an animal); superficial…

Definition

Literally 'fur' (an animal's skin and hair), used figuratively to mean a 'smattering' or 'superficial knowledge' — just the surface of a subject.

noun

furskin and hair (of an animal)superficial knowledgesmattering (figurative)

皮毛。
Zhè jiàn dà yī shì yòng pí máo zuò de.
This coat is made of fur.
皮毛。
Tā duì zhè ge huà tí zhī liǎo jiě yì diǎn pí máo.
He only has a superficial understanding of this topic.
，皮毛。
Wǒ gāng kāi shǐ xué zhè ge, zhī xué le diǎn pí máo.
I'm just starting to learn this; I've only picked up a smattering.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

皮 refers to skin or hide and 毛 to hair or fur; together they mean an animal's outer covering, then superficial knowledge.

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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.

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

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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