冰淇淋 bīng qí lín ice cream syn 冰激凌 bīng jī líng ice cream syn 曲棍球 qū gùn qiú field hockey 冰块 冰塊 bīng kuài ice cube / ice chunk syn 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold syn 溜冰 liū bīng ice skating / (slang) to do meth syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 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 雪糕 xuě gāo ice cream bar / ice cream popsicle syn 溜冰场 溜冰場 liū bīng chǎng ice rink / skating rink 破门 破門 pò mén to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold syn 冰雕 bīng diāo ice sculpture 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2) / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] 冰袋 bīng dài ice bag 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 刨冰 bào bīng shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage 浮冰 fú bīng ice floe 冷藏箱 lěng cáng xiāng cooler / ice chest / reefer container 门将 門將 mén jiàng official gatekeeper / goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc) 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 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) 冰晶 bīng jīng ice crystals 冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gài ice sheet 冰糕 bīng gāo ice-cream / popsicle / ice-lolly / sorbet syn 冰原 bīng yuán ice field 冰火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements 冰洞 bīng dòng hole in ice / crevasse 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 破冰 pò bīng (fig.) to break the ice / to begin to restore amicable relations 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 冰花 bīng huā ice crystal / frost (on windows) 冰灯 冰燈 bīng dēng ice lantern 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) 球棒 qiú bàng (baseball or cricket) bat / hockey stick 制冰机 製冰機 zhì bīng jī ice maker 海冰 hǎi bīng sea ice 凌 líng to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat syn 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid syn 冰棍儿 冰棍兒 bīng gùn r ice lolly / popsicle syn 破冰船 pò bīng chuán ice breaker 冰砖 冰磚 bīng zhuān ice-cream brick / brick of 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 液态水 液態水 yè tài shuǐ liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice) 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 冰沙 bīng shā slushie / smoothie / crushed ice drink / frappucino 冰球场 冰球場 bīng qiú chǎng ice hockey rink 冰芯 bīng xìn ice core 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 冰川期 bīng chuān qī ice age 冰冠 bīng guàn inland ice sheet 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 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 块冰 drift ice / ice pack / pack 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) 曲棍 qū gùn bent stick / hockey stick 球竿 qiú gān cue (billiards) / club (golf) / stick (hockey) 冰上运动 冰上運動 bīng shàng yùn dòng ice-sports 冰炭不相容 bīng tàn bù xiāng róng as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals syn 不冻港 不凍港 bù dòng gǎng ice-free port / open port 冫 bīng "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3] 加冰块 加冰塊 jiā bīng kuài on the rocks / with ice / iced 甜筒 tián tǒng ice-cream cone 姚滨 姚濱 yáo bīn Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach 不冻港口 不凍港口 bù dòng gǎng kǒu ice-free port (refers to Vladivostok) 两点水 兩點水 liǎng diǎn shuǐ name of the "ice" radical 冫[bing1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom) / Rome wasn't built in a day 冰坨子 bīng tuó zi (coll.) chunks of ice 冰块盒 冰塊盒 bīng kuài hé ice cube tray 冰塞 bīng sāi ice blockage / freezing of waterway 冰壑 bīng hè ice gully 冰坝 冰壩 bīng bà freezing blockage / dam of ice on river 冰河时期 冰河時期 bīng hé shí qī ice age 冰河期 bīng hé qī ice age 冰炭不言，冷热自明 冰炭不言，冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom) / fig. sincerity is not expressed in words 冰船 bīng chuán ice breaker (ship) 冰蚀 冰蝕 bīng shí glaciated / eroded by ice 凌汛 líng xùn ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream) 更新世 gēng xīn shì Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages) 水冰 shuǐ bīng water ice (i.e. frozen H2O) 浮冰群 fú bīng qún ice pack 