橡皮 (xiàngpí): eraser

Measure Word

一块橡皮 kuài

我忘带橡皮了，能借我用一下吗？

Wǒ wàng dài xiàngpí le, néng jiè wǒ yòng yīxià ma?

I forgot to bring an eraser. Can I borrow yours?

他用橡皮擦掉了错字。

Tāyòng xiàngpícā diào le cuòzì.

He erased the wrong character with an eraser.

橡皮筋很有弹性。

Xiàngpíjīn hěn yǒu tánxìng.

Rubber bands are very elastic.

usage

橡皮 by itself usually means 'eraser' in daily life. 橡皮筋 (xiàngpíjīn) = rubber band. 橡皮擦 (xiàngpícā) is another word for eraser, more common in Taiwan.

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