皮肤黑

皮膚黑

pífūhēi

phrase

Meanings

1 (one's) skin is dark
2 dark-skinned
3 tanned

Characters

Examples

他皮肤黑，是因为常年在户外工作。

Tā pífū hēi, shì yīnwèi chángnián zài hùwài gōngzuò.

His skin is dark because he works outdoors year-round.

夏天晒完，我皮肤黑了一圈。

Xiàtiān shài wán, wǒ pífū hēi le yì quān.

After summer tanning, my skin got noticeably darker.

Tips

culture

Often neutral/descriptive but can carry negative weight in mainstream beauty discourse given the strong preference for pale skin — see 一白遮百丑. Younger urban speakers may instead use the positive-coded 小麦色 for a healthy tan.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

肤 fū

黑 hēi