橡皮 xiàngpí rubber
rubber; an eraser
How to remember 橡皮: 橡 chestnut oak + 皮 skin = rubber.
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How it is used
- A (pencil) eraser; also rubber the material. 用橡皮擦掉 (yòng xiàngpí cā diào) rub it out with an eraser.
- 橡皮 loosely means 'rubber' - 橡皮筋 (xiàngpíjīn) a rubber band, 橡皮擦 the eraser (fuller form).
- The tree-sourced material is 橡胶 (xiàngjiāo, rubber); 橡皮 is the everyday word for eraser and rubbery items.
Example sentences
- 橡皮筏在河里颠簸着。 Xiàngpífá zài hé lǐ diānbǒzhe.The rubber raft tossed about on the river.