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肥皂

féizào

soap

A green bar of soap with bubbles on a dish
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Characters in this word

肥 féi

Strokes
8
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 巴 to cling
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 在缺乏消毒液的地方,用肥皂认真洗手仍然是最基本的防疫措施。 Zài quēfá xiāodúyè de dìfang, yòng féizào rènzhēn xǐshǒu réngrán shì zuì jīběn de fángyì cuòshī. Where disinfectant is lacking, washing hands carefully with soap remains the most basic disease-prevention measure.
  • 洗手的时候要用肥皂搓二十秒。 Xǐshǒu de shíhou yào yòng féizào cuō èrshí miǎo. When washing your hands, use soap and rub for twenty seconds.
  • 浴室里的肥皂用完了,我去买一块新的。 Yùshì lǐ de féizào yòngwán le, wǒ qù mǎi yí kuài xīn de. The soap in the bathroom is used up, so I'll go and buy a new bar.

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