皮筏

pífá

noun #46,758

Measure Word

一只皮筏 zhī

Meanings

1 leather raft
2 inflatable raft
3 skin float

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

皮筏是兰州一带的传统交通工具。

Pífá shì Lánzhōu yīdài de chuántǒng jiāotōng gōngjù.

Skin rafts are a traditional means of transport around Lanzhou.

HSK 7-9

我们坐皮筏漂流过黄河。

Wǒmen zuò pífá piāoliú guò Huánghé.

We rafted across the Yellow River on a skin raft.

Tips

culture

Refers most famously to 羊皮筏子 - the inflated sheepskin rafts used for centuries on the upper Yellow River around Lanzhou and Ningxia. Whole sheepskins are sewn airtight, blown up, and lashed to a wooden frame.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

筏 fá