zhī
胝
callus; thickened skin (see 胼胝)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
callus; thick, hardened skin on hands or feet
technicalRarely used alone in modern Chinese; almost always appears in the compound word 胼胝 (piánzhī). In medical or literary contexts, it refers to hyperkeratotic skin.
Nóng农
fū夫
de的
shǒu手
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
zhī胝
。
The farmer's hands were covered with calluses.
Pián胼
zhī胝
tǐ体
shì是
dà大
nǎo脑
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
The corpus callosum is an important part of the brain.
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Tā他
jiǎo脚
dǐ底
mó磨
chū出
le了
lǎo老
zhī胝
。
He developed thick calluses on the soles of his feet from walking.