tan

/tæn/

treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

Chinese meaning: 鞣制（皮革）

Leather is produced by tanning animal hides.

皮革是通过鞣制动物皮制成的。

The factory uses traditional methods to tan the leather.

这家工厂用传统方法鞣制皮革。