削皮

xiāopí

verb

Meanings

1 to peel (with a knife or peeler)
2 to pare the skin off

Characters

to pare, to whittle

Examples

HSK 4

吃苹果之前先削皮吧。

Chī píngguǒ zhīqián xiān xiāopí ba.

Let's peel the apple before eating it.

HSK 5

她用刀给土豆削皮。

Tā yòng dāo gěi tǔdòu xiāopí.

She peeled the potatoes with a knife.

Tips

usage

削 here is read xiāo (everyday reading), not xuē. 削皮 implies using a blade; 去皮 is a more general 'remove the skin' covering any method (blanching, rubbing, etc.).

Stroke Order

削 xiāo

皮 pí