Chinese word

橡皮

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàng pí

Meaning

  • nouneraser

Example

请把橡皮递给我。qǐng bǎ xiàng pí dì gěi wǒ

Please pass me the eraser.

Illustration for 橡皮 (eraser)

More examples

小明用橡皮把错别字擦掉了。xiǎo míng yòng xiàng pí bǎ cuò bié zì cā diào le

Xiaoming used an eraser to erase the wrong characters.

Core concept

A soft rubber tool that makes pencil lines disappear from paper.

Common phrases

  • 一块橡皮yí kuài xiàng pí

    an eraser

  • 用橡皮擦干净yòng xiàng pí cā gān jìng

    erase clean using an eraser

  • 把橡皮放进笔袋bǎ xiàng pí fàng jìn bǐ dài

    put the eraser into a pencil case

Similar words

橡皮擦xiàng pí cā: A small rubbing tool that removes pencil or pen marks.
橡胶xiàng jiāo: An elastic material that can stretch and return to its shape.
橡皮筋xiàng pí jīn: A narrow rubber loop for bundling or securing objects.

Definition in Chinese

用于擦除纸上铅笔等笔迹的便携小件，材料常为天然橡胶或合成橡胶，亦可称为橡皮擦。yòng yú cā chú zhǐ shàng qiān bǐ děng bǐ jì de biàn xié xiǎo jiàn cái liào cháng wèi tiān rán xiàng jiāo huò hé chéng xiàng jiāo yì kě chēng wéi xiàng pí cā

Word origin

橡皮 (xiàngpí, "eraser") combines 橡 (xiàng, "rubber") with 皮 (pí, "skin or thin piece") to name a rubber piece.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly counts this school item with 块 (kuài, "piece or block"), as in 一块橡皮 (yí kuài xiàngpí, "one eraser").

Related words

  • 橡皮擦xiàng pí cāerasernoun
  • 橡皮筋xiàng pí jīnrubber bandnoun

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