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冰

bīng · bing

Traditional 氷

HSK 4Measure word: 块 kuài

Meaning

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bīng 冰

  1. ice
  2. to chill sth
  3. (of an object or substance) to feel cold
  4. (of a person) cold
  5. unfriendly
  6. (slang) methamphetamine

bīng 氷

  1. variant of 冰 (bīng)
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Walking on the frozen lake

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，湖上(húshàng)的(de)冰(bīng)很厚(hěnhòu)，可以(kěyǐ)滑(huá)冰(bīng)了(le)。

    Look, the ice on the lake is thick. We can skate now.

  2. Liangliang

    厚(hòu)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)不敢(bùgǎn)上去(shàngqù)。

    Thick? I don't dare to go on.

  3. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，那边(nàbian)的(de)小孩(xiǎohái)都(dōu)在(zài)冰上(bīngshàng)跑(pǎo)。

    Look, the kids over there are all running on the ice.

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)试一试(shìyīshì)……啊(a)！冰(bīng)好滑(hǎohuá)！

    Okay, I'll try... Ah! The ice is so slippery!

  5. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)……你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)坐在(zuòzài)冰上(bīngshàng)了(le)？

    Careful... why are you sitting on the ice?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)摔(shuāi)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)试一试(shìyīshì)冰(bīng)有多凉(yǒuduōliáng)。

    I didn't fall. I wanted to feel how cold the ice is.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

湖(hú)上(shàng)的(de)冰(bīng)太(tài)薄(báo)了(le)，承(chéng)受(shòu)不(bu)了(liǎo)你(nǐ)的(de)重(zhòng)量(liàng)。

The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.

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

02

水(shuǐ)在(zài)摄(shè)氏(shì)0度(dù)时(shí)结(jié)成(chéng)冰(bīng)。

Water freezes at 0 degrees Centigrade.

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

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