橡皮圈

xiàngpíquān

noun #31,466

Measure Word

一个橡皮圈 gè

Meanings

1 rubber band
2 rubber ring
3 inflatable swim ring

Characters

rubber tree; oak

Examples

HSK 5

孩子们带着橡皮圈在游泳池里玩。

Háizi men dài zhe xiàngpíquān zài yóuyǒngchí lǐ wán.

The children played in the pool with their swim rings.

HSK 6

她用橡皮圈把头发扎起来。

Tā yòng xiàngpíquān bǎ tóufa zā qǐlái.

She tied up her hair with a rubber band.

Tips

usage

橡皮圈 covers two things: (1) a small elastic band for tying hair / bundling things, and (2) an inflatable rubber ring for swimming. Context disambiguates. The common 'rubber band' synonym is 皮筋 in colloquial speech.

Stroke Order

橡 xiàng

皮 pí

圈 quān