脱皮

脫皮

tuōpí

verb #35,286

Meanings

1 to peel (of skin)
2 to flake off
3 to molt

Characters

to shed / remove

Examples

晒伤后背上开始脱皮。

Shàishāng hòu bèi shàng kāishǐ tuōpí.

After the sunburn his back started peeling.

蛇每年要脱皮好几次。

Shé měi nián yào tuōpí hǎo jǐ cì.

Snakes molt several times a year.

Tips

usage

脱皮 covers both literal (skin after sunburn, snakes shedding) and figurative senses — 脱一层皮 means 'to go through hell,' as if losing a layer of skin to an ordeal.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

皮 pí