橡皮筋

xiàngpíjīn

noun #28,969

Measure Word

一根橡皮筋 gēn

Meanings

1 rubber band
2 elastic band

Characters

rubber tree / oak

skin / leather / rubber

tendon / sinew / elastic

Examples

用橡皮筋把这些文件扎起来。

Yòng xiàngpíjīn bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn zā qǐlái.

Use a rubber band to bundle these documents together.

小孩子喜欢用橡皮筋玩游戏。

Xiǎo háizi xǐhuān yòng xiàngpíjīn wán yóuxì.

Children like to play games with rubber bands.

Tips

memory

橡皮 means 'rubber/eraser' (from 橡 = rubber tree), and 筋 means 'tendon / elastic band'. Picture a rubber tendon that stretches — that's your rubber band.

Stroke Order

橡 xiàng

皮 pí

筋 jīn