Definition
胶皮 is a noun with two distinct senses. The first is vulcanized rubber, though this usage is marked as topolectal (regional) in dictionaries. The second meaning is a rubber-tired rickshaw, often abbreviated from 胶皮车. The word is a compound of 胶 (glue/rubber) and 皮 (skin/leather).
n.
(regional) vulcanized rubberrubber-tired rickshaw (abbreviated from 胶皮车)
Examples
- 胶皮。Zhè zhǒng jiāo pí de tánxìng fēicháng hǎo.This kind of rubber has very good elasticity.
- ，胶皮。Guòqù, jiē shàng de jiāo pí shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de jiāotōng gōngjù.In the past, rickshaws on the street were a common means of transport.
- 胶皮。Zhè zhǒng jiāo pí chē xiànzài yǐjīng hěn shǎo jiàn le.This type of rubber-tired rickshaw is now rarely seen.
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