橡皮圈

xiàngpíquān
noun #31,466

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rubber band
  2. 2 rubber ring
  3. 3 (also) inflatable swim ring

Examples

Tā yòng xiàngpíquān bǎ tóufa zā qǐlái.
She tied up her hair with a rubber band.
Háizi men dài zhe xiàngpíquān zài yóuyǒngchí lǐ wán.
The children played in the pool with their swim rings.

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 (píjīn) in colloquial speech.

Stroke Order

xiàng
quān