皮毛

pímáo
  1. fur
  2. fur clothing
  3. skin and hair
  4. superficial
  5. superficial knowledge

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) superficial or incidental knowledge
  2. fur
  3. skin and body hair as a whole
  4. superficial or incidental knowledge

Wiktionary

  1. 泛指帶毛的獸皮，可用來禦寒。
  2. 皮膚的毛孔。
  3. 比喻事物的外表或粗淺的知識。

重編國語辭典

  1. 整個皮膚的體毛
  2. 禽獸的皮與毛
  3. 表面或膚淺的學識

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 皮 pí
  1. leather
  2. skin
  3. fur
  4. pico- (one trillionth)
  5. naughty

classifier: 張
2 毛 máo
  1. hair
  2. feather
  3. down
  4. wool
  5. mildew
  6. mold
  7. coarse or semifinished
  8. young
  9. raw
  10. careless
  11. unthinking
  12. nervous
  13. scared
  14. (of currency) to devalue or depreciate
  15. classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 jiǎo , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分 fēn)

Containing this entry

略知皮毛 lüèzhīpímáo
  1. slight knowledge of sth
  2. superficial acquaintance with a subject
  3. a smattering

Related entries

毛皮 máopí
  1. fur
  2. pelt
毛皮大衣在打折。

Fur coats are on sale.

Source: Tatoeba

絨毛 róngmáo
  1. fur
  2. down (soft fur)
  3. villi capillary (in the small intestine)
那個玩具絨毛摸起來很柔軟，讓人感到舒適。

The plush fur of the toy felt so soft and somehow soothing.

Source: Tatoeba

裘 qiú
  1. fur
  2. fur coat
軟毛 ruǎnmáo fur
皮子 pízi
  1. skin
  2. fur
皮 pí
  1. leather
  2. skin
  3. fur
  4. pico- (one trillionth)
  5. naughty

classifier: 張

皮特羅去摘蘋果。

Pietro went apple-picking.

Source: Tatoeba

皮草 pícǎo fur clothing
淺薄 qiǎnbó superficial
鄙陋 bǐlòu
  1. superficial
  2. shallow
半桶水 bàntǒngshuǐ
  1. (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
  2. superficial
  3. half-baked
  4. sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth)
  5. dabbler
浮 fú
  1. to float
  2. superficial
  3. floating
  4. unstable
  5. movable
  6. provisional
  7. temporary
  8. transient
  9. impetuous
  10. hollow
  11. inflated
  12. to exceed
  13. superfluous
  14. excessive
  15. surplus
花瓣浮在水面上。

The petals are floating on the water.

Source: Tatoeba

浮面 fúmiàn
  1. surface (of a liquid)
  2. superficial
淺學 qiǎnxué
  1. shallow study
  2. superficial
  3. scant knowledge
淺短 qiǎnduǎn
  1. narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
  2. superficial
皮肉 píròu
  1. skin and flesh
  2. superficial
  3. physical (suffering)
  4. bodily
粗淺 cūqiǎn
  1. shallow
  2. superficial
表象 biǎoxiàng
  1. outward appearance
  2. superficial
  3. (philosophy, psychology) representation
  4. idea
  5. (math.) representation
謭 jiǎn
  1. shallow
  2. superficial
不求甚解 bùqiúshènjiě
  1. lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. not bothered with the details
  3. superficial
  4. content with shallow understanding
半間不界 bàngānbùgà
  1. shallow
  2. not thorough
  3. superficial
不痛不癢 bùtòngbùyǎng
  1. lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. scratching the surface
  4. superficial
  5. perfunctory
浮光掠影 fúguānglüèyǐng
  1. flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. blurred scenery
  3. cursory
  4. superficial
漂浮 piāofú
  1. to float
  2. to hover
  3. to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
  4. to rove
  5. showy
  6. superficial
油漂浮在水上。

Oil will float on water.

Source: Tatoeba