Today’s word of the day is 冰 (bīng) which is a noun that means ice. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 冰 (bīng).
冰冷 (bīng lěng) Icy
The first word is 冰冷 (bīng lěng) which is a noun that means icy. Let’s look at each character of this word, 冰 means ice, and 冷 (lěng) means cold. A way of using it in a sentence is: 他掉进了冰冷的河水里。(Tā diào jìnle bīnglěng de héshuǐ lǐ.) He fell into the icy lake.
冰箱 (bīng xiāng) Refrigerator
Another word we can create with 冰 (bīng) is 冰箱 (bīng xiāng). This is a noun that means refrigerator. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 冰 means ice and 箱means box. A way of using it in a sentence is 把肉放进冰箱里。(Bǎ ròu fàng jìn bīngxiāng lǐ.) Put the meat in the refrigerator.
滑冰 (huá bīng) Ice skate
Finally, we can create the word 滑冰 (huá bīng) which means to ice skate. The 滑here means to slide. A way of using it in a sentence is 我喜欢滑冰。 (Wǒ xǐhuan huábīng.) I like ice skating.