浅黑 淺黑 qiǎn hēi dark / gray / (of skin) lightly pigmented 黑炭 hēi tàn coal / charcoal / (of skin) darkly pigmented / charcoal (color) / bituminous coal (mining) 点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep 皮肤病 皮膚病 pí fū bìng skin disease / skin condition / dermatosis 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 植皮 zhí pí to graft skin / skin grafting 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 皮面 pí miàn outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe) syn 皽 zhāo (literary) dead skin cells on the surface of the skin / Taiwan pr. [zhan3] 轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly / softly syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly 轻抚 輕撫 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress 翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly syn 磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag syn 轻伤 輕傷 qīng shāng lightly wounded / minor injuries 掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard syn 翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully syn 蜻蜓点水 蜻蜓點水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom) syn 看轻 看輕 kàn qīng to belittle / to scorn / to take sth lightly syn 扒拉 bā lā to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of syn 飘拂 飄拂 piāo fú to drift lightly syn 煎炒 jiān chǎo to lightly fry 轻打 輕打 qīng dǎ to tap / to hit lightly 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to syn 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 攴 pū to tap / to knock lightly / old variant of 撲|扑[pu1] 泰然处之 泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly syn 厾 dū to tap lightly 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 轻击球 輕擊球 qīng jī qiú to hit the ball lightly (sport) / putt (golf) 轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) 捶背 chuí bèi to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists 浮贴 浮貼 fú tiē to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 扒拉 bā la (coll.) to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of syn 下毛毛雨 xià máo mao yǔ to drizzle / to rain lightly / (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up / to break (some bad news) gently / to scold mildly 皮肤 皮膚 pí fū skin / CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4] syn 肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship syn 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 美白 měi bái to whiten (the skin or teeth) 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 肤色 膚色 fū sè skin color 白皙 bái xī (of complexion or skin) fair and clear 乳液 rǔ yè (skin) cream / lotion / emulsion 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 疙瘩 gē da swelling or lump on skin / pimple / knot / lump / preoccupation / problem syn 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 养颜 養顏 yǎng yán to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance 肤浅 膚淺 fū qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow syn 白嫩 bái nèn (of skin etc) fair / delicate syn 皮肉 pí ròu skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily 吓一跳 嚇一跳 xià yī tiào startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin 皮下 pí xià under the skin / subcutaneous (injection) 去皮 qù pí to peel / to remove the skin / to tare 水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) 化妆水 化妝水 huà zhuāng shuǐ skin toner 剥皮 剝皮 bāo pí to skin / to flay / to peel / (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals / also pr. [bo1pi2] 白净 白淨 bái jìng (of skin) fair and clear syn 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth syn 灼伤 灼傷 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) syn 面皮 miàn pí dumpling skin / piecrust syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry / arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull / dry / boring / (of timber etc) to dry out / to season / to cure syn 黑斑 hēi bān dark spot or blotch on the skin 外皮 wài pí outer skin / carapace syn 龟裂 龜裂 jūn liè to crack / cracked / fissured / creviced / (of skin) chapped syn 干裂 乾裂 gān liè (of dry soil etc) to crack / (of skin) to chap syn 滑腻 滑膩 huá nì (of skin) satiny syn 兽皮 獸皮 shòu pí animal skin / hide 角质层 角質層 jiǎo zhì céng stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin) 内皮 內皮 nèi pí (med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges) 肌理 jī lǐ texture (of skin, surface etc) 皮肤癌 皮膚癌 pí fū ái skin cancer 封皮 fēng pí outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal syn 脆皮 cuì pí crispy skin (of food) 皮子 pí zi skin / fur syn 鱼尾纹 魚尾紋 yú wěi wén wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet 老茧 老繭 lǎo jiǎn callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼 syn 蛇皮 shé pí snake skin 肉皮 ròu pí pork skin 痱子 fèi zi miliaria (type of skin disease) / prickly heat / sweat rash 画皮 畫皮 huà pí painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty) syn 柔肤水 柔膚水 róu fū shuǐ skin toner 妮维雅 妮維雅 nī wéi yǎ Nivea, skin and body care brand 茧子 繭子 jiǎn zi callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子 syn 拔罐 bá guàn cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) 旁氏 páng shì Pond's (brand of skin care products) 蒙皮 méng pí skin / covering 浮浅 浮淺 fú qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow syn 晒斑 曬斑 shài bān sunburn spots (on skin) 疮痍 瘡痍 chuāng yí wound / skin ulcer / (fig.) the desolation of trauma / desolation in the aftermath of a disaster 瘙痒症 瘙癢症 sào yǎng zhèng pruritus / itchy skin 股癣 股癬 gǔ xuǎn tinea cruris, fungal skin infection of the groin / dermatomycosis, esp. sexually transmitted / jock itch 