胶皮 (jiāo pí) — (regional) vulcanized rubber; rubber-tired rickshaw (abbreviated from 胶皮车)
Definition
Two regional senses: (1) vulcanized rubber, especially the kind used for tires and shoe soles; (2) short for 胶皮车, a rubber-tired rickshaw common in old Beijing/Tianjin.
noun
(regional) vulcanized rubberrubber-tired rickshaw (abbreviated from 胶皮车)
Examples
- 胶皮。Zhè zhǒng jiāo pí de tán xìng fēi cháng hǎo.This kind of rubber has very good elasticity.
- ，胶皮。Guò qù, jiē shàng de jiāo pí shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de jiāo tōng gōng jù.In the past, rickshaws on the street were a common means of transport.
- 胶皮。Zhè zhǒng jiāo pí chē xiàn zài yǐ jīng hěn shǎo jiàn le.This type of rubber-tired rickshaw is now rarely seen.
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