橡胶 (xiàng jiāo) — rubber (the material)
Definition
橡胶 refers to the raw material 'rubber' in industrial or scientific contexts (e.g. tire manufacturing, elasticity). 橡皮 more often means the everyday 'eraser' (or rubber in everyday object contexts).
noun
rubber (the material)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 橡胶。Zhè zhǒng xiàng jiāo de tán xìng hěn hǎo.This type of rubber has very good elasticity.
- 橡胶？Chē tāi shì yòng xiàng jiāo zuò de ma?Are tires made of rubber?
- 橡胶。Gōng chǎng shēng chǎn gè zhǒng xiàng jiāo zhì pǐn.The factory produces various rubber products.
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