冰淇淋 bīng qí lín ice cream syn 冰激凌 bīng jī líng ice cream syn 冰块 冰塊 bīng kuài ice cube / ice chunk syn 冰球 bīng qiú ice hockey / puck 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold syn 溜冰 liū bīng ice skating / (slang) to do meth syn 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 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 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] 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 冰袋 bīng dài ice bag 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 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 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 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 坚冰 jiān bīng ice / (fig.) frosty relationship 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep 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) 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) 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 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) 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 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) 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 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 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 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean syn 海浪 hǎi làng sea wave 出海 chū hǎi to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 火海 huǒ hǎi a sea of flames syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) syn 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape / sea view 深海 shēn hǎi deep sea syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 人鱼 人魚 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander syn 船运 船運 chuán yùn sea freight / shipping 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn sea urchin 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 人海 rén hǎi a multitude / a sea of people syn 海战 海戰 hǎi zhàn sea warfare / naval battle 海事 hǎi shì maritime affairs / accident at sea syn 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 外海 wài hǎi offshore / open sea 海难 海難 hǎi nàn perils of the sea syn 南海 nán hǎi South China Sea 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 黑海 hēi hǎi Black Sea 海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea 波罗的海 波羅的海 bō luó dì hǎi Baltic Sea 里海 lǐ hǎi Caspian Sea 