Word information
Simplified冰霜
Traditional冰霜
Pinyinbīng shuāng
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
冰霜
bīng shuāng · (literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness)
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冰bīng
ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine; variant of 冰[bing1]
冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
滑冰huábīngto skate; skating
冰雹bīngbáohail; hailstone; CL:場|场[chang2],粒[li4]
冰棍儿bīnggùnrice lolly; popsicle