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霜

shuāng · shuang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. frost
  2. white powder or cream spread over a surface
  3. frosting
  4. (skin) cream
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Frost or sugar?

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)早上(zǎoshang)，草(cǎo)上(shàng)有(yǒu)霜(shuāng)！

    This morning there's frost on the grass!

  2. Dengdeng

    霜(shuāng)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)糖(táng)。

    Frost? I thought it was sugar.

  3. Liangliang

    霜(shuāng)是(shì)天气(tiānqì)冷(lěng)了(le)，空气(kōngqì)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)变成(biànchéng)的(de)。

    Frost is made from the water in the air when the weather gets cold.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)吃(chī)了(le)霜(shuāng)会(huì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    So what happens if you eat frost?

  5. Liangliang

    会(huì)很(hěn)冰(bīng)。你(nǐ)别(bié)吃(chī)。

    It'll be very icy. Don't eat it.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)尝(cháng)了(le)一口(yīkǒu)，是(shì)霜(shuāng)，不是(bùshì)糖(táng)。

    I already tried a bite. It's frost, not sugar.

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2 examples
01

霜(shuāng)还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)开(kāi)始(shǐ)溶(róng)化(huà)。

The hoarfrost has not begun to thaw yet.

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

02

冬(dōng)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)，草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)覆(fù)盖(gài)着(zhe)一(yì)层(céng)白(bái)霜(shuāng)。

On winter mornings, the grass is covered with a layer of white frost.

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