粉刺

fěncì
noun #24,920

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pimple
  2. 2 acne
  3. 3 blackhead
  4. 4 comedo

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qīngchūnqī de háizi róngyì zhǎng fěncì.
Teenagers easily develop acne.
HSK 7-9
Tā mǎi le zhuānmén qùchú fěncì de xǐmiànnǎi.
She bought a facial cleanser specifically for removing blackheads.

Tips

memory
(powder/whitish) + (thorn/prick) = 'white thorn', an apt visual description of a whitehead or pimple. Compare with 痘痘 (pimple, colloquial) and 青春痘 (acne, literally 'youth pimples').

Stroke Order

fěn