rubber band; elastic band
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rubber band; elastic band
informalColloquial term commonly used in northern China, especially by children. Usually pronounced with 儿化音 (rhoticization). Also referred to as 猴筋儿.
Tā她
yòng用
hóu猴
pí皮
jīn筋
r扎
zā了
le一
yī个
gè漂
piào亮
liang的
de马
mǎ尾
wěi辫
。
She used a rubber band to tie a pretty ponytail.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
yòng用
hóu猴
pí皮
jīn筋
r玩
wán跳
tiào房
fáng子
zi的
de游
yóu戏
。
The children like to use rubber bands to play hopscotch games.
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Zhè这
gēn根
hóu猴
pí皮
jīn筋
r弹
tán性
xìng很
hěn好
，
hǎo可
kě以
yǐ拉
lā得
de很
hěn长
。
This rubber band is very elastic and can be stretched very long.