píròu

皮肉

Word · Noun

skin and flesh; the physical body; flesh

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

skin and flesh; the physical body; the flesh

neutral

Literally refers to skin and muscles, but often used metonymically to refer to the physical body, its experiences (especially suffering), or the physical, external aspect of a person.

Wǒ我
bù不
guò过
shāng伤
le了
diǎn点
r儿
pí皮
ròu肉
 ,
méi没
shén什
me么
dà大
ài碍
 。

I just got a minor flesh wound, it's nothing serious.

Tā他
gān甘
yuàn愿
rěn忍
shòu受
pí皮
ròu肉
zhī之
kǔ苦
 ,
yě也
yào要
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
shí实
yàn验
 。

He is willing to endure physical suffering to complete this experiment.

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Nà那
ge个
háng行
yè业
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
huǎng谎
yán言
hé和
pí皮
ròu肉
jiāo交
yì易
 。

That industry is full of lies and flesh trade.