冰bīngice

1. 1.

   icenoun

2. 2.

   to chill sthverb

3. 3.

   (of an object or substance) to feel coldadjective

• 冰ice

冰 can follow 很 or 好 to say something feels cold, and 冰一下 can mean to chill something for a short time.

1. HSK 4

   河上的冰很厚。

   Hé shang de bīng hěn hòu.

   The ice on the river is very thick.

2. HSK 3

   把水果冰一下再吃。

   Bǎ shuǐguǒ bīng yíxià zài chī.

   Chill the fruit for a bit before eating it.

3. HSK 2

   这水好冰啊！

   Zhè shuǐ hǎo bīng a!

   This water is so cold!

1. 
   Speaker A:

   外面好冷，河上都有冰了。

   Wàimiàn hǎo lěng, hé shang dōu yǒu bīng le.

   It's so cold outside that there's ice on the river now.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   那我们下午去河边看看吧。

   Nà wǒmen xiàwǔ qù hé biān kànkan ba.

   Then let's go and take a look by the river this afternoon.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   好，可是不能在冰上走。

   Hǎo, kěshì bù néng zài bīng shang zǒu.

   OK, but we can't walk on the ice.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   放心，我们只在河边看。

   Fàngxīn, wǒmen zhǐ zài hé biān kàn.

   Don't worry, we'll only look from the riverside.

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