边 邊 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously syn 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 余地 餘地 yú dì margin / leeway 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 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up 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 大幅 dà fú a big margin / substantially 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold syn 遥遥领先 遙遙領先 yáo yáo lǐng xiān a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin 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 保证金 保證金 bǎo zhèng jīn earnest money / cash deposit / bail / margin (in derivative trading) syn 冰袋 bīng dài ice bag 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 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 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 大幅度 dà fú dù by a wide margin / substantial 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 利润率 利潤率 lì rùn lǜ profit margin 冰糕 bīng gāo ice-cream / popsicle / ice-lolly / sorbet syn 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 冰原 bīng yuán ice field 差值 差値 chāi zhí margin 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) 险胜 險勝 xiǎn shèng to win by a narrow margin / to barely win / narrow victory 切口 qiē kǒu incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book) syn 宋江 sòng jiāng Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传 西门庆 西門慶 xī mén qìng Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] and "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4] 边儿 邊兒 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1] 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 李逵 lǐ kuí Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4] 林冲 林沖 lín chōng Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin 四大名著 sì dà míng zhù the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 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 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 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) 施耐庵 shī nài ān Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4] 制冰机 製冰機 zhì bīng jī ice maker 海冰 hǎi bīng sea ice 眉 méi eyebrow / upper margin syn 缘 緣 yuán cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along syn 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) 留余地 留餘地 liú yú dì to leave room to maneuver / to leave a margin for error syn 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 