皮筋 (pí jīn) — rubber band; elastic band

Definition

noun

rubber bandelastic band

Measure word · 根

皮筋。
Tā yòng pí jīn bǎ tóu fa zhā qǐ lái le.
She tied her hair up with a rubber band.
皮筋，。
Zhè xiē pí jīn tài jiù le, yì lā jiù duàn le.
These rubber bands are too old; they break as soon as you stretch them.
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Qǐng bāng wǒ mǎi yì bāo pí jīn.
Please help me buy a pack of rubber bands.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

皮 gives rubber and 筋 a cord, so the result is an elastic cord or band.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

筋 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 𠛧 (peel), giving the idea of sinewy fibers from peeled bamboo.

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