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    Referring to food wrappers with 皮 (pí)

    Topic & Focus

    Explanation

    皮 (pí) in a culinary context refers to the thin dough wrapper used to encase fillings in foods like dumplings and wontons. The full phrase 皮包 here means "wrapped in skin/dough." Outside of cooking, 皮 also means "skin," "leather," or "peel."

    Examples

    • 饺子的皮要擀得薄一点才好吃。

      Jiǎozi de pí yào gǎn de báo yìdiǎn cái hǎochī.

      The dumpling wrapper needs to be rolled thin for it to taste good.

    • 馄饨皮比饺子皮更薄更透明。

      Húntun pí bǐ jiǎozi pí gèng báo gèng tòumíng.

      Wonton wrappers are thinner and more translucent than dumpling wrappers.

    • 妈妈正在厨房里擀面皮包饺子。

      Māma zhèngzài chúfáng lǐ gǎn miànpí bāo jiǎozi.

      Mom is in the kitchen rolling out wrappers to make dumplings.

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