冰 bīng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 水 water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
冰天雪地
bīngtiānxuědì
a world of ice and snow; freezing conditions
Characters in this word
雪 xuě
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- Made of
- 雨 rain 彐 snout
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 救援队在冰天雪地中徒步八小时，终于把被困游客转移到安全地带。 Jiùyuánduì zài bīngtiān xuědì zhōng túbù bā xiǎoshí, zhōngyú bǎ bèikùn yóukè zhuǎnyí dào ānquán dìdài. The rescue team walked for eight hours through freezing snow and ice before finally moving the trapped tourists to safety.
- 冰天雪地里，孩子们还是玩得很开心。 Bīngtiān xuědì lǐ, háizimen háishi wán de hěn kāixīn. Even in the freezing ice and snow, the children were still having a great time.
- 东北的冬天冰天雪地，出门一定要穿厚衣服。 Dōngběi de dōngtiān bīngtiān xuědì, chūmén yídìng yào chuān hòu yīfu. Winter in the northeast is a world of ice and snow, so you must wear thick clothes when going out.
Related words
- 冰 bīng ice
- 冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator
- 冰雪 bīngxuě ice and snow
- 滑冰 huábīng to skate
- 冰雹 bīngbáo hail; hailstone
- 冰棍儿 bīnggùnr ice lolly; popsicle
- 冰山一角 bīngshānyìjiǎo tip of the iceberg
- 白天 báitiān daytime, during the day
- 半天 bàntiān half a day
- 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow
- 今天 jīntiān today
- 明天 míngtiān tomorrow