肌肤 jīfū skin
skin; flesh; figuratively close physical relationship
How to remember 肌肤: 肌 flesh + 肤 skin = skin.
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How it is used
- 'Skin', a refined/literary word - 肌肤水嫩 (jīfū shuǐnèn) dewy, tender skin.
- More elegant than everyday 皮肤 (pífū); favored in cosmetics ads and literary description for its delicate connotation.
- Also idiom 肌肤之亲 (jīfū zhī qīn, intimate physical contact); poetic/marketing register.