蜕皮

蛻皮

tuìpí

verb #37,622

Meanings

1 to molt
2 to shed skin
3 to slough

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

晒伤后我开始蜕皮了。

Shàishāng hòu wǒ kāishǐ tuìpí le.

After getting sunburned I started peeling.

HSK 5

蛇每年都要蜕皮几次。

Shé měinián dōu yào tuìpí jǐ cì.

Snakes molt several times a year.

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usage

Used both literally for animals (snakes, insects, crustaceans) and casually for humans peeling after a sunburn. Figuratively, it can describe transformation or self-renewal: 涅槃蜕皮 (rebirth-and-molt).

Stroke Order

蜕 tuì

皮 pí