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冰箱

bīng xiāng · bing xiang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. refrigerator
  2. (old) icebox
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In a conversation

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The singing fridge

  1. Liangliang

    半夜(bànyè)我(wǒ)总(zǒng)听到(tīngdào)厨房(chúfáng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)怪(guài)声音(shēngyīn)。

    At midnight I always hear a strange sound in the kitchen.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看看(kànkan)。

    Let's go and look.

  3. Liangliang

    声音(shēngyīn)是(shì)从(cóng)冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)来(lái)的(de)！

    The sound comes from the fridge!

  4. Dengdeng

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)旧(jiù)了(le)，晚上(wǎnshang)会(huì)有(yǒu)声音(shēngyīn)。

    The fridge is old. It makes noise at night.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)说(shuō)，别(bié)半夜(bànyè)来(lái)开(kāi)冰箱(bīngxiāng)了(le)？

    Is it saying, stop opening the fridge at midnight?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

冰(bīng)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)没(méi)剩(shèng)下(xià)。

Nothing remained in the refrigerator.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

巧(qiǎo)克(kè)力(lì)不(bú)放(fàng)在(zài)冰(bīng)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)的(de)话(huà)会(huì)融(róng)化(huà)的(de)。

The chocolate is going to melt if you keep it out of the fridge.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by marcelostockle · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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冰
bīng

ice; to chill sth

箱
xiāng

box; trunk

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