皮革 (pí gé) — leather | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

皮革 specifically means tanned leather (the processed material used for goods). Unlike 皮, it does not mean animal skin or 'naughty.' Measure word: 张.

noun

leather

Measure word · 张

皮革。
Zhè jiàn pí gé dà yī hěn guì.
This leather coat is very expensive.
皮革。
Tā xǐ huan yòng pí gé zuò de shǒu tí bāo.
She likes handbags made of leather.
皮革。
Zhè zhāng pí gé de zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
This piece of leather is of good quality.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

革gétanned hide

皮革 joins 皮 'hide' and 革 'tanned hide', together referring to leather.

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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.

革 is drawn as a stretched animal hide, with the upper part as the head and the lower part as the tail and legs.

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