橡皮擦

xiàngpícā

noun #41,450

Measure Word

一块橡皮擦 kuài

Meanings

1 eraser; rubber

Characters

oak; rubber tree

Examples

HSK 4

写错了就用橡皮擦擦掉。

Xiě cuò le jiù yòng xiàngpícā cādiào.

If you write something wrong, just erase it with the eraser.

HSK 6

我的铅笔盒里还有一块新橡皮擦。

Wǒ de qiānbǐhé lǐ háiyǒu yíkuài xīn xiàngpícā.

There's still a new eraser in my pencil case.

Tips

memory

橡皮 (rubber / latex, from 橡胶树 the rubber tree) + 擦 (rub, wipe). Literally the 'rubber-wiper'. In spoken Chinese people often just say 橡皮.

Stroke Order

橡 xiàng

皮 pí

擦 cā