橡皮 (xiàng pí) — rubber (the material); eraser
Definition
In everyday speech, 橡皮 usually means 'eraser' (擦铅笔字用的). It can also mean the rubber material, but 橡胶 is the standard word for raw rubber.
noun
rubber (the material)eraser
Measure word · 块
Examples
- ，。Qiān bǐ xiě cuò le, wǒ yòng xiàng pí cā diào.I wrote wrong with the pencil, so I erased it with an eraser.
- 橡皮，。Zhè zhǒng xiàng pí de tán xìng hěn hǎo, shì hé zuò lún tāi.This kind of rubber has great elasticity and is suitable for making tires.
- 橡皮。Qǐng bāng wǒ mǎi yí kuài xiàng pí.Please help me buy an eraser.
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