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冰块
bīngkuài
Description
冰块是把水冻成的小块。
冰块 are small pieces of water that have been frozen.
夏天很热的时候，我们会在饮料里放冰块。
In hot summer, we put 冰块 in drinks.
Meanings
冰块bīngkuài
a piece or cube of ice
请给我一杯水，加点冰块。
Please give me a glass of water with some ice cubes.
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Notes
- Etymology
冰 (ice) + 块 (piece/lump), literally 'ice piece'.
- Nuance
块 is a measure-word morpheme; 冰块 refers to solid ice chunks, not the substance 冰 itself.
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