rubber band; elastic band
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Meanings
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rubber band; elastic loop or string made of rubber, used for binding or tying things
In northern Chinese dialects, often pronounced with the erhua suffix as 橡皮筋儿 (xiàng pí jīnr). Commonly used for tying hair, bundling stationery, or in slingshots.
Tā她
yòng用
yī一
gēn根
hóng红
sè色
de的
xiàng橡
pí皮
jīn筋
zā扎
qǐ起
le了
mǎ马
wěi尾
biàn辫
。
She tied her hair into a ponytail with a red rubber band.
Qǐng请
yòng用
xiàng橡
pí皮
jīn筋
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
wén文
jiàn件
kǔn捆
hǎo好
，
yǐ以
miǎn免
sàn散
kāi开
。
Please use a rubber band to bundle these documents so they don't come apart.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiàng橡
pí皮
jīn筋
de的
tán弹
xìng性
hěn很
hǎo好
，
kě可
yǐ以
lā拉
de得
hěn很
cháng长
。
This type of rubber band is very elastic and can stretch very long.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
men们
yòng用
hóu猴
pí皮
jīn筋
zuò做
dàn弹
gōng弓
dǎ打
niǎo鸟
。
When we were young, we used rubber bands to make slingshots for shooting birds.