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冰冷

bīng lěng · bing leng

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Meaning

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  1. ice-cold
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The freezing tap

  1. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)水(shuǐ)好(hǎo)冰冷(bīnglěng)！

    Oh, the water is so ice-cold today!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)洗手(xǐshǒu)吗(ma)？水龙头(shuǐlóngtóu)是(shì)冷水(lěngshuǐ)。

    Are you washing your hands? The tap is cold water.

  3. Dengdeng

    冰冷(bīnglěng)的(de)水(shuǐ)，我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)都(dōu)动不了(dòngbuliǎo)了(le)。

    With ice-cold water, my hands can barely move.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)开(kāi)热水(rèshuǐ)呀(ya)。

    You should turn on the hot water.

  5. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)热水(rèshuǐ)也(yě)是(shì)冰冷(bīnglěng)的(de)。

    I did, but the hot water is ice-cold too.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)热水器(rèshuǐqì)还(hái)没(méi)开(kāi)！

    That's because the water heater isn't on yet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)一(yí)步(bù)一(yí)步(bù)地(de)踏(tà)进(jìn)了(le)冰(bīng)冷(lěng)的(de)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)。

We waded into the cold water inch by inch.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

冰(bīng)冷(lěng)的(de)疾(jí)风(fēng)吹(chuī)到(dào)我(wǒ)骨(gǔ)子(zi)里(lǐ)去(qù)了(le)。

An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by pip · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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