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冰川
bīngchuān
Description
冰川是很大很厚的冰，在高山上或者很冷的地方慢慢地移动。
A 冰川 is a very large and thick ice mass that slowly moves on high mountains or in very cold places.
因为天气变热，很多冰川正在慢慢变小。
Because the weather is getting warmer, many 冰川 are slowly shrinking.
Meanings
冰川bīngchuān
glacier; large mass of slowly moving ice
我们去山上看了一条大冰川。
We went up the mountain to see a large glacier.
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Notes
- Etymology
冰 (ice) + 川 (river), literally "ice river," describing a slowly flowing mass of ice.
- Nuance
冰川 is a glacier; 冰山 refers to an iceberg floating in the sea.
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