边 邊 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously syn 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 冰淇淋 bīng qí lín ice cream syn 边缘 邊緣 biān yuán edge / fringe / verge / brink / periphery / marginal / borderline syn 迅速 xùn sù rapid / speedy / fast syn 冰激凌 bīng jī líng ice cream syn 冰块 冰塊 bīng kuài ice cube / ice chunk syn 前线 前線 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge syn 冰球 bīng qiú ice hockey / puck 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold syn 神经质 神經質 shén jīng zhì nervous / on edge / excitable / neurotic 溜冰 liū bīng ice skating / (slang) to do meth syn 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to / to stick to 快餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal 沉睡 chén shuì to be fast asleep / (fig.) to lie dormant / to lie undiscovered syn 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to syn 鸡翅 雞翅 jī chì chicken wings (fast food) 冰棍 bīng gùn popsicle / ice lolly / CL:根[gen1] syn 冰雪 bīng xuě ice and snow syn 熔化 róng huà to melt (of ice, metals etc) syn 冰棒 bīng bàng popsicle / ice pop / CL:根[gen1] syn 快餐店 kuài cān diàn fast food shop syn 快捷 kuài jié quick / fast / nimble / agile / (computer) shortcut syn 雪糕 xuě gāo ice cream bar / ice cream popsicle syn 溜冰场 溜冰場 liū bīng chǎng ice rink / skating rink 飞奔 飛奔 fēi bēn to dash (run fast) / to rush / to dart syn 提心吊胆 提心吊膽 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge syn 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold syn 俯冲 俯衝 fǔ chōng to dive down fast / to swoop down 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 冰雕 bīng diāo ice sculpture 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 前沿 qián yán (military) forward position / frontier / cutting-edge / forefront syn 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2) / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 灵通 靈通 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective syn 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire syn 便捷 biàn jié convenient and fast syn 锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard 冰袋 bīng dài ice bag 棱角 稜角 léng jiǎo edge and corner / protrusion / sharpness (of a protrusion) / craggy / ridge corner syn 快车道 快車道 kuài chē dào fast lane 刀口 dāo kǒu the edge of a knife / cut / incision syn 禁食 jìn shí to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 地头 地頭 dì tóu place / locality / edge of a field / lower margin of a page syn 开化 開化 kāi huà to become civilized / to be open-minded / (of ice) to thaw syn 冰场 冰場 bīng chǎng skating or ice rink / ice stadium / ice arena 冰刀 bīng dāo ice skates / ice skate blades 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow syn 镶边 鑲邊 xiāng biān edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc) 斋戒 齋戒 zhāi jiè to fast syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 刨冰 bào bīng shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage 迅捷 xùn jié fast and nimble syn 边沿 邊沿 biān yán edge / fringe syn 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái to come thick and fast (idiom) syn 擦边球 擦邊球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 浮冰 fú bīng ice floe 冷藏箱 lěng cáng xiāng cooler / ice chest / reefer container 速效 sù xiào quick results / fast-acting 风驰电掣 風馳電掣 fēng chí diàn chè fast as lightning syn 坚冰 jiān bīng ice / (fig.) frosty relationship 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) 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time 忐忑 tǎn tè apprehensive / on edge syn 冰晶 bīng jīng ice crystals 飞轮 飛輪 fēi lún flywheel / freewheel / cassette (of a bicycle) / fast-moving bike syn 不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn 冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gài ice sheet 新锐 新銳 xīn ruì cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing syn 急智 jí zhì quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency syn 冰糕 bīng gāo ice-cream / popsicle / ice-lolly / sorbet syn 疾速 jí sù very fast / at high speed syn 冰原 bīng yuán ice field 取巧 qǔ qiǎo quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one 冰火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements 床沿 chuáng yán the edge of a bed 疾步 jí bù at a fast pace syn 卫星城 衛星城 wèi xīng chéng "satellite" town / edge city / exurb 毛边 毛邊 máo biān (textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge / rough edge 冰洞 bīng dòng hole in ice / crevasse 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 速配 sù pèi fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match 睡梦中 睡夢中 shuì mèng zhōng fast asleep / dreaming 快跑 kuài pǎo to run fast / to sprint / to gallop / Gee up! / Run for it! 快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) 水浒 水滸 shuǐ hǔ edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore 切口 qiē kǒu incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book) syn 秉持 bǐng chí to uphold / to hold fast to 边儿 邊兒 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1] 速食 sù shí (of food) fast / instant / (Tw) fast food 