How common it is
冰 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say bīng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
冰可以用来形容寒冷的天气或者描述冷冻的食物。
bīng kě yǐ lái yòng lái jìng míng hán lěng de tiān qì huò zhǔ nǚ dòng wù.
Ice can be used to describe cold weather or frozen food.
Context note
冰常用于描述冬天的景象，比如滑冰、冰雕和冰块。
bīng cháng yòng yú jì míng dōng tiān de jiàng xiàng, bǐ rú huá bīng, bīng diāo hé bīng kuài.
Ice is commonly used to describe winter scenes such as skating, ice sculptures, and ice cubes.
5 examples
冰块放在冰箱里。
bīng kuài fàng zài bīng xiāng lǐ。
Ice cubes are put in the refrigerator.
天气很冷，下了很多冰。
tiān qì hěn lěng， xià le hěn duō bīng。
The weather was very cold, and there was a lot of ice.
滑冰是一项有趣的运动。
huá bīng shì yí xiàng yǒu qù de yùn dòng。
Skating is an interesting sport.
冰雕艺术很美。
bīng diāo yì shù hěn měi。
Ice sculpture art is very beautiful.
喝冰水可以降温。
hē bīng shuǐ kě yǐ jiàng wēn。
Drinking iced water can cool you down.
5 mini stories
冬天来了，小明和朋友们去滑冰。他们在公园里玩得很开心。
dōng tiān lái le， xiǎo míng hé péng yǒu men qù huá bīng。 tā men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
Winter came, and Xiaoming and his friends went skating. They had a lot of fun in the park.
妈妈把冰块放在果汁里，做成了美味的冰镇果汁。
mā ma bǎ bīng kuài fàng zài guǒ zhī lǐ， zuò chéng le měi wèi de bīng zhèn guǒ zhī。
Mom put ice cubes in the juice to make delicious iced fruit juice.
小华在冰箱里找到了一些冰块。他用它们来制作冰雕。
xiǎo huá zài bīng xiāng lǐ zhǎo dào le yì xiē bīng kuài。 tā yòng tā men lái zhì zuò bīng diāo。
Xiaohua found some ice cubes in the refrigerator. He used them to create an ice sculpture.
天气很冷，爸爸带小刚去滑冰。他们玩得很开心。
tiān qì hěn lěng， bà ba dài xiǎo gāng qù huá bīng。 tā men wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
It was very cold, and Dad took Xiaogang skating. They had a lot of fun.
姐姐把一杯水放进冰箱冷冻成了冰块。
jiě jie bǎ yì bēi shuǐ fàng jìn bīng xiāng lěng dòng chéng le bīng kuài。
Sister put a glass of water in the refrigerator to freeze it into an ice cube.