皮毛
pí máo
Pinyin

Definition

皮毛
 - 
pí máo
  1. fur
  2. fur clothing
  3. skin and hair
  4. superficial
  5. superficial knowledge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛
Máo
  1. 1 surname Mao
毛毛
Máo mao
  1. 1 (pet name for a baby or small child)
毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
皮
Pí
  1. 1 surname Pi
皮肤
pí fū
  1. 1 skin
  2. 2 CL:層|层[céng],塊|块[kuài]
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
上皮
shàng pí
  1. 1 epithelium
俏皮
qiào pi
  1. 1 smart
  2. 2 charming
  3. 3 attractive
  4. 4 witty
  5. 5 facetious
  6. 6 ironic
俏皮话
qiào pi huà
  1. 1 witticism
  2. 2 wisecrack
  3. 3 sarcastic remark
  4. 4 double entendre
剥皮
bāo pí
  1. 1 to skin
  2. 2 to flay
  3. 3 to excoriate
  4. 4 to peel
  5. 5 to bark at sb
  6. 6 to physically punish sb
包皮
bāo pí
  1. 1 wrapping
  2. 2 wrapper
  3. 3 foreskin
厚脸皮
hòu liǎn pí
  1. 1 brazen
  2. 2 shameless
  3. 3 impudent
  4. 4 cheek
  5. 5 thick-skinned
去皮
qù pí
  1. 1 to peel
  2. 2 to remove the skin
  3. 3 to tare
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
单眼皮
dān yǎn pí
  1. 1 single eyelid
外皮
wài pí
  1. 1 outer skin
  2. 2 carapace
嬉皮
xī pí
  1. 1 hippie (loanword) (Tw)
扯皮
chě pí
  1. 1 to wrangle
  2. 2 wrangling
果皮
guǒ pí
  1. 1 (fruit) peel

Idioms (20)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
千里鹅毛
qiān lǐ é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qiān lǐ sòng é máo]
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
  1. 1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
毛遂自荐
Máo Suì zì jiàn
  1. 1 Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)

Sample Sentences

你还知道点皮毛嘛。呵呵！罗汉是对释迦牟尼佛弟子里那些修行到了最高境界的弟子的称呼。
nǐ hái zhīdào diǎnr pímáo ma 。hēhē ！luóhàn shì duì Shìjiāmóuní fó dìzǐ lǐ nàxiē xiūxíng dào le zuì gāo jìngjiè de dìzǐ de chēnghu 。
So you do know a thing or two. Hehe. An arhat is what you call one of Siddhartha Buddha's disciples who has attained the highest levels of spiritual perfection.
Go to Lesson 
最好选几项跟应聘职位相关的，并且具体描述一下取得的成绩。比如提前几周完成工作任务，提出合理化建议被采纳之类的。只知道皮毛的不写也罢。
zuì hǎo xuǎn jǐ xiàng gēn yìngpìn zhíwèi xiāngguān de ，bìngqiě jùtǐ miáoshù yīxià qǔdé de chéngjì 。bǐrú tíqián jǐ zhōu wánchéng gōngzuò rènwu ，tíchū hélǐhuà jiànyì bèi cǎinà zhīlèi de 。zhǐ zhīdào pímáo de bù xiě yě bà 。
It‘s best to choose a few that are related to your target job and then describe some of your specific accomplishments. For example, completing a task a few weeks early, having your suggestions implemented, and that kind of thing. Don't bother with ones you only have a superficial knowledge of.
Go to Lesson 
哪里哪里，过奖了，我算不上“中国通”，我对中国的了解还很少，只知道一些皮毛。
nǎli nǎli ，guòjiǎng le ，wǒ suàn bu shàng “Zhōngguó tōng ”，wǒ duì Zhōngguó de liǎojiě hái hěn shǎo ，zhǐ zhīdào yīxiē pímáo 。
No, no, no. You flatter me. I'm no 'old China hand'. I don't really know all that much about China, I just have some superficial knowledge.
Go to Lesson 
瞧你说的，其实我也只是知道点皮毛。不过我对这些特别有兴趣，经常上网搜搜信息。
qiáo nǐ shuō de ，qíshí wǒ yě zhǐshì zhīdào diǎn pímáo 。bùguò wǒ duì zhèxiē tèbié yǒu xìngqù ，jīngcháng shàngwǎng sōusou xìnxī 。
Go to Lesson