肤白 (fūbái): fair-skinned

Meanings

1 fair-skinned
2 light-complexioned

Characters

肤

Examples

她肤白貌美，气质出众。

Tā fū bái mào měi, qìzhì chūzhòng.

She is fair-skinned and beautiful, with an outstanding presence.

这款面霜主打美白，肤白效果明显。

Zhè kuǎn miànshuāng zhǔdǎ měibái, fūbái xiàoguǒ míngxiǎn.

This face cream focuses on whitening — the brightening effect is obvious.

Tips

culture

Common in the beauty-industry compliment 肤白貌美大长腿 (fair skin, pretty face, long legs) — the mainstream mainland beauty ideal. Reflects the enduring preference for pale complexion in Chinese aesthetics (see the saying 一白遮百丑 'fairness covers a hundred flaws').