凡士林

fánshìlín
noun #26,810

Meanings

  1. 1 Vaseline
  2. 2 petroleum jelly

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dōngtiān pífū gānzào, kěyǐ tú yìxiē fánshìlín bǎoshī.
In winter when skin is dry, you can apply some Vaseline to moisturize.
HSK 7-9
Yùndòngyuán sàiqián huì zài liǎnshang tú fánshìlín fángzhǐ cāshāng.
Athletes apply Vaseline to their faces before a match to prevent abrasions.

Tips

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凡士林 is a phonetic loanword from 'Vaseline.' The characters 凡士林 carry no independent meaning, just sound. Think of it as 'van-si-lin' approximating 'Vaseline.'

Stroke Order

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