镩 鑹 cuān ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip / to break a hole in ice (for ice fishing etc) using an ice spud 冰块 冰塊 bīng kuài ice cube / ice chunk syn 魔方 mó fāng Rubik's cube / magic cube 魔术方块 魔術方塊 mó shù fāng kuài Rubik's cube / magic cube 鲁毕克方块 魯畢克方塊 lǔ bì kè fāng kuài Rubik's cube / magic cube 高箱 gāo xiāng high cube container / high cube 盘式塔 pán shì tǎ tray tower / tray column / plate column 滤板 lǜ pàn sieve plate / sieve tray / perforated tray 板沟 板溝 bǎn gōu chalkboard ledge / whiteboard ledge / chalk tray (at the foot of a blackboard) / whiteboard marker tray 冰场 冰場 bīng chǎng skating or ice rink / ice stadium / ice arena 块冰 drift ice / ice pack / pack ice; 雪糕 xuě gāo ice cream bar / ice cream popsicle syn 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice syn 冰刀 bīng dāo ice skates / ice skate blades 冰糕 bīng gāo ice-cream / popsicle / ice-lolly / sorbet syn 冰砖 冰磚 bīng zhuān ice-cream brick / brick of ice 冰排 bīng pái ice raft / ice floe 冰晶云 bīng jīng yún ice cloud / ice-crystal cloud 冰镩 冰鑹 bīng cuān ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip syn 镩子 鑹子 cuān zi ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip syn 去冰 qù bīng without ice / no ice (when ordering drinks) 方块 方塊 fāng kuài cube / block / square / rectangle / diamond ♦ (in card games) syn 立方 lì fāng cube (math.) / abbr. for 立方體|立方体[li4 fang1 ti3] / abbr. for 立方米[li4 fang1 mi3] syn 立方体 立方體 lì fāng tǐ cube / cubic syn 方糖 fāng táng sugar cube 水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 丁 dīng male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl syn 三次幂 三次冪 sān cì mì cube (third power, math.) 三次方 sān cì fāng cube (third power, math.) 立方根 lì fāng gēn cube root (math.) 开三次方 開三次方 kāi sān cì fāng (math.) to extract a cube root 汤块 湯塊 tāng kuài bouillon cube 托盘 托盤 tuō pán tray / salver / pallet 盘子 盤子 pán zi tray / plate / dish / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 沙盘 沙盤 shā pán sand table (military) / 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc) / sand tray (on which to write characters) syn 和盘托出 和盤托出 hé pán tuō chū lit. to put everything out including the tray / to reveal everything / to make a clean breast of it all syn 磨盘 磨盤 mò pán lower millstone / tray of a mill syn 秤盘 秤槃 chèng pán the tray or pan of a steelyard balance 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 屉 屜 tì drawer / tier / tray 笸 pǒ flat basket-tray 举案齐眉 舉案齊眉 jǔ àn qí méi lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom) / mutual respect in a marriage syn 棜 yù tray for carrying sacrificial meats 槃 pán variant of 盤|盘 / wooden tray 烤盘 烤盤 kǎo pán baking tray 蚕箔 蠶箔 cán bó bamboo tray for raising silkworms syn 交换塔板 交換塔板 jiāo huàn tǎ pàn exchange column tray 餐桌转盘 餐桌轉盤 cān zhuō zhuàn pán revolving tray on a dining table / lazy Susan 牙托 yá tuō mouthguard / occlusal splint / dental impression tray / orthodontic plate / denture base / denture 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold syn 冰雪 bīng xuě ice and snow syn 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold syn 冰淇淋 bīng qí lín ice cream syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 冰火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow syn 冰激凌 bīng jī líng ice cream syn 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) 熔化 róng huà to melt (of ice, metals etc) syn 冰晶 bīng jīng ice crystals 开化 開化 kāi huà to become civilized / to be open-minded / (of ice) to thaw syn 溜冰 liū bīng ice skating / (slang) to do meth syn 破冰 pò bīng (fig.) to break the ice / to begin to restore amicable relations 冰棍 bīng gùn popsicle / ice lolly / CL:根[gen1] syn 冰球 bīng qiú ice hockey / puck 坚冰 jiān bīng ice / (fig.) frosty relationship 冰雕 bīng diāo ice sculpture 冰原 bīng yuán ice field 冰花 bīng huā ice crystal / frost (on windows) 冰棒 bīng bàng popsicle / ice pop / CL:根[gen1] syn 溜冰场 溜冰場 liū bīng chǎng ice rink / skating rink 刨冰 bào bīng shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage 冰灯 冰燈 bīng dēng ice lantern 冰袋 bīng dài ice bag 第四纪 第四紀 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years) 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gài ice sheet 浮冰 fú bīng ice floe 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2) / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 冰洞 bīng dòng hole in ice / crevasse 制冰机 製冰機 zhì bīng jī ice maker 冷藏箱 lěng cáng xiāng cooler / ice chest / reefer container 海冰 hǎi bīng sea ice 冰期 bīng qī glacial epoch / ice age 玉洁冰清 玉潔冰清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 冰桶 bīng tǒng ice bucket 破冰船 pò bīng chuán ice breaker 液态水 液態水 yè tài shuǐ liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice) 冰棍儿 冰棍兒 bīng gùn r ice lolly / popsicle syn 除冰 chú bīng to defrost / to get rid of ice 冰消瓦解 bīng xiāo wǎ jiě to melt like ice and break like tiles / to disintegrate / to dissolve syn 凌 líng to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat syn 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡) / fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid syn 夏虫不可以语冰 夏蟲不可以語冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation syn 冰沙 bīng shā slushie / smoothie / crushed ice drink / frappucino 