橡皮筋 (xiàng pí jīn) — rubber band

Definition

Examples

• 她用一个橡皮筋把头发扎起来了。
  Tā yòng yí gè xiàng pí jīn bǎ tóu fa zhā qǐ lái le.
  She used a rubber band to tie up her hair.
• 这些橡皮筋太旧了，一拉就断。
  Zhè xiē xiàng pí jīn tài jiù le, yì lā jiù duàn.
  These rubber bands are too old; they break as soon as you stretch them.
• 我买了两包橡皮筋，用来捆信封。
  Wǒ mǎi le liǎng bāo xiàng pí jīn, yòng lái kǔn xìn fēng.
  I bought two packs of rubber bands to bundle envelopes.