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橡皮

xiàng pí

rubber, eraser

How common it is

橡皮 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say xiàng pí slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

橡皮是用来擦掉铅笔字迹的工具。

Xiàng pí shì yòng lái cā diào qiānbǐ zìjì de gōngjù.

An eraser is a tool used to erase pencil marks.

Context note

在教室里,每个学生都有一块橡皮。

Zài jiàoshì lǐ, měi gè xuéshēng dōu yǒu yī kuài xiàng pí.

In the classroom, every student has an eraser.

5 examples

我用橡皮擦掉写错的字。
wǒ yòng xiàng pí cā diào xiě cuò de zì。
I use an eraser to erase the wrong characters.
这块橡皮是白色的。
zhè kuài xiàng pí shì bái sè de。
This eraser is white.
我的橡皮丢了,我要买新的。
wǒ de xiàng pí diū le, wǒ yào mǎi xīn de。
I lost my eraser, I need to buy a new one.
小红的橡皮很可爱。
xiǎo hóng de xiàng pí hěn kě ài。
Xiao Hong's eraser is very cute.
橡皮可以擦掉铅笔痕迹。
xiàng pí kě yǐ cā diào qiān bǐ hén jì。
An eraser can erase pencil marks.

5 mini stories

小明借了一块橡皮给同学。同学说谢谢。
xiǎo míng jiè le yí kuài xiàng pí gěi tóng xué。 tóng xué shuō xiè xiè。
Xiao Ming lent an eraser to a classmate. The classmate said thank you.
小丽的橡皮是粉色的。她很喜欢它。
xiǎo lì de xiàng pí shì fěn sè de。 tā hěn xǐ huan tā。
Xiao Li's eraser is pink. She likes it very much.
小刚用橡皮擦干净了画。画变得更漂亮了。
xiǎo gāng yòng xiàng pí cā gān jìng le huà。 huà biàn de gèng piào liang le。
Xiao Gang used an eraser to clean the drawing. The drawing became more beautiful.
小华把橡皮放在铅笔盒里。铅笔盒很整齐。
xiǎo huá bǎ xiàng pí fàng zài qiān bǐ hé lǐ。 qiān bǐ hé hěn zhěng qí。
Xiao Hua put the eraser in the pencil case. The pencil case is very tidy.
小美找到了一块新橡皮。她开心地笑了。
xiǎo měi zhǎo dào le yí kuài xīn xiàng pí。 tā kāi xīn dì xiào le。
Xiao Mei found a new eraser. She smiled happily.

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