脆皮

cuìpí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 crispy skin; crackling
  2. 2 crispy-skinned
  3. 3 fragile; easily hurt

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè zhī kǎoyā de cuìpí tèbié xiāng.
The crispy skin on this roast duck is wonderfully fragrant.
HSK 7-9
Tā dǎ ge pēnti jiù shǎn le yāo, péngyou xiào tā shì cuìpí dàxuéshēng.
He threw his back out with a single sneeze, and his friends teased him as a "fragile college student".

Tips

usage
Before a food, 脆皮 means "crispy-skinned": 脆皮烤鸭, 脆皮炸鸡 (crispy fried chicken). Since 2023 young people also joke that they are 脆皮 in the sense of fragile, as in 脆皮大学生: students who get hurt doing almost nothing.

Stroke Order

脆 cuì
皮 pí