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Definition
Skin.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the texture and health of the skin, often carrying a slightly more elegant or literary tone than the standard term 皮膚. It is frequently encountered in advertisements for beauty products or skincare routines where the focus is on maintaining a smooth and youthful appearance. Using it in casual conversation about a simple scratch or a medical condition can sound overly dramatic or poetic.
Examples
How do you take care of your skin?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct synonym for general skin in everyday medical contexts, as 皮膚 is the neutral, standard term for the organ itself. Using 肌膚 to describe a skin rash or a cut will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
