皮革 pígé leather
How to remember 皮革: 皮 skin + 革 leather = leather.
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How it is used
- Leather (as a material) - 皮革制品 (pígé zhìpǐn) leather goods; 人造皮革 (artificial leather).
- The industrial/material term; measure word 张. Distinguish from 皮 (pí, skin/hide/leather loosely) in everyday speech.
- Common in manufacturing and fashion contexts: 真皮 (genuine leather) vs 皮革 as the general material class.
Example sentences
- 人造皮革是比不上真皮的。 Rénzào pígé shì bǐbúshàng zhēnpí de.Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.