牛奶肌

niúnǎijī

noun

Meanings

1 milky skin
2 milk-white complexion (beauty term)

Characters

muscle, skin (flesh)

Examples

这款精华号称能打造牛奶肌。

Zhè kuǎn jīnghuá hàochēng néng dǎzào niúnǎijī.

This serum claims to produce milky-white skin.

她天生就是牛奶肌，特别好上妆。

Tā tiānshēng jiùshì niúnǎijī, tèbié hǎo shàng zhuāng.

She has naturally milky skin — makeup goes on beautifully.

Tips

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Beauty-industry buzzword (美妆圈) popularized on 小红书 and douyin around 2020, denoting soft, translucent, milk-white skin. Sits alongside 果冻肌 (jelly skin) and 玻璃肌 (glass skin) in K-beauty-inspired terminology.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

奶 nǎi

肌 jī