去皮

qùpí

verb

Meanings

1 to peel
2 to remove the skin
3 to tare (weighing)

Characters

to remove, to get rid of

Examples

HSK 6

番茄先去皮再下锅。

Fānqié xiān qùpí zài xiàguō.

Peel the tomatoes before putting them in the pot.

HSK 7-9

菜谱写着鸡肉去皮去骨。

Càipǔ xiě zhe jīròu qùpí qù gǔ.

The recipe says the chicken should be skinned and boned.

Tips

usage

去皮 is the generic 'remove the skin' - any method, any ingredient (fruit, vegetable, meat). Recipes favor it over the more method-specific 削皮 (knife) or 刨皮 (peeler).

Stroke Order

去 qù

皮 pí