凡士林

fánshìlín
noun #26,810

Meanings

  1. 1 Vaseline
  2. 2 petroleum jelly

Examples

Dōngtiān pífū gānzào, kěyǐ tú yīxiē fánshìlín bǎoshī.
In winter when skin is dry, you can apply some Vaseline to moisturize.
Yùndòngyuán sài qián huì zài liǎn shang 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

fán
shì
lín