Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
冰
bīng
Description
冬天很冷的时候，水会变成冰。
In winter, when it's very cold, water turns into 冰.
夏天很热，我喜欢在饮料里放冰。
In summer, when it's very hot, I like to put 冰 in my drinks.
Meanings
冰bīng
ice; frozen water
湖上的冰很厚。
The ice on the lake is very thick.
冰bīng
to chill; to make something cold
我把西瓜冰在冰箱里。
I froze the watermelon in the fridge.
冰bīng
ice-cold; very cold to the touch
这水冰得我不敢喝。
The water is so cold I don't dare to drink it.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally written 仌 (pictograph of ice); the 冫 radical means "ice".
- Nuance
冰 is ice or icy-cold; 冷 (lěng) means cold in general temperature.
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