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面皮

麵皮
miànpí
noun #37,222

Meanings

  1. 1 dumpling wrapper; dough skin
  2. 2 mianpi (Shaanxi cold noodle dish)
  3. 3 face; sense of shame

Examples

HSK 5
他面皮薄，不好意思开口。
Tā miànpí báo, bùhǎoyìsi kāikǒu.
He's thin-skinned and too shy to speak up.
HSK 7-9
包饺子要先擀面皮。
Bāo jiǎozi yào xiān gǎn miànpí.
To wrap dumplings you first need to roll out the wrappers.
HSK 7-9
陕西的凉皮也叫面皮。
Shǎnxī de liángpí yě jiào miànpí.
Shaanxi cold noodles are also called mianpi.

Tips

usage
面皮 has three distinct uses: (1) the wrapper of dumplings/bao; (2) a popular Shaanxi cold noodle dish made from wheat or rice flour; (3) figuratively, one's "face" - 面皮薄 means easily embarrassed, 面皮厚 means shameless. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

面 miàn
皮 pí