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    The noun 橡皮 (xiàngpí) for "rubber"

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    Structure

    橡皮 + Noun

    Explanation

    橡皮 (xiàngpí) means "rubber" and commonly refers to an eraser or rubber material. It often appears in compound nouns such as 橡皮鸭 (rubber duck) or 橡皮擦 (eraser). As a noun, it can be modified by measure words like 块 or 个.

    Examples

    • 你有没有橡皮？我写错字了。

      Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu xiàngpí? Wǒ xiě cuò zì le.

      Do you have an eraser? I wrote a character wrong.

    • 小朋友最喜欢在浴缸里玩橡皮鸭。

      Xiǎopéngyou zuì xǐhuan zài yùgāng lǐ wán xiàngpí yā.

      Children love playing with rubber ducks in the bathtub.

    • 这块橡皮已经用得很小了，该换一块新的。

      Zhè kuài xiàngpí yǐjīng yòng de hěn xiǎo le, gāi huàn yī kuài xīn de.

      This eraser has been worn down very small, it's time to replace it with a new one.

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